Nicki Minaj has backtracked on claims that she'll be voting Republican in the forthcoming US election and has said that she will actually be supporting Barack Obama.
Last week, Minaj had seemed to endorse Republican presidential
candidate Mitt Romney in a new song titled 'Mercy', a collaboration with
Lil Wayne on his ‘Dedication 4’ mixtape. In it, Minaj says: "I'm a
Republican voting for Mitt Romney/You lazy bitches is fucking up the
economy."
The President himself then responded to Minaj's
outburst by telling Florida radio station Power 95.3: "Yeah, I'm not
sure that's actually what happened. I think she had a song on there, a
little rap that said that. But she likes to play different characters.
So I don't know what's going on there."
Minaj has now confirmed
via Twitter that she was in character on the track and told Obama that
she was "sending her love and support".
She wrote: "Ha! Thank
you for understanding my creative humor & sarcasm Mr. President, the
smart ones always do... sends love & support. Now I can tell my
grandchildren that the 1st black President of the United States took the
time to address a Nicki Minaj question."
Nicki Minaj returns
to the UK in October for a eight-date arena tour. The run of shows
begins at Nottingham's Capital FM Arena on October 21 and runs until
November 7, when Minaj headlines Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena. The tour
also includes stops in Liverpool, Birmingham, London and Sheffield.
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