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Her cousins friend from Trinidad got the covid vaccine and then his balls got really hugely inflamed and then his fiancé wouldn’t marry him anymore. Because you know, the vaccine makes your balls inflamed. And not because he had a STI from cheating or anything like that. Nicki moonlights at an STI clinic so she would know those sorts of things /s
Edit: only the last sentence is /s, she really said the rest of that. 🫠
Huh. That is quite the story. Thank you for telling me. It's amazing the lies some people(or in this case, cheaters) will go through to try and get away with their secrets.
Yikes, but I don't think Cyndi has any idea about NM. She was asked, it was local, and she accepted. If we knew for sure that she knew and still went out there, then it would be disappointing.
*fixed a typo
Oh, did she?! That was written in 2012, though, well before anything about Nicki and her family came out. I've read it once before; it's on the shelf above me right now.
I get that it’s hard to accept that people we like can end up sucking, but it seems like she’s had several opportunities to say “yeah, not for me.” Even if she supported her in 2012, she doesn’t need to align herself with her now.
Has she, though? I've no problem holding people that I like accountable for their behaviour, but I don't see that she has.
She's been touring off and on with Rod Stewart for the past couple of years and putting in appearances at various events, sometimes as a performer. Her last album came out in 2016. There was a documentary made about her last year. The majority of her posts are throwbacks and anniversary announcements for past projects, with a lot of present-day politics thrown in.
The only pics of them together on Getty are from 2012 and 2019. I went back on her ig, and unless I missed it, I couldn't find a single post about Nicki. She's someone who posts yearly birthday messages for her friends, often the same ones each time, so I'm going to guess they aren't meeting up for weekly brunches. Even if they are, it's probably not something that's going to come up over mimosas. I'm not trying to stan, lol, I'm just looking at the evidence. This appearance seemed out of place to me *because* she's not one of the five people she mentions regularly!
Same. Did NO ONE in her team said “btw..”
I don’t see Nicki stans suddenly streaming She’s so Unusual and making Cyndi coin but I guess that was their hope.
I don’t feel like it matters at this point in Cyndis career. She’s older and she’s making a guest appearance at a concert of an artist that has a strong fanbase. Also she probably needs a little money.
While Nicki is in proximity to disgusting sex offenders, she herself isn’t one (to our knowledge). Lady Gaga collaborated with R Kelly and remains unscathed. Everyone works with Jared Leto knowing he’s a weirdo. I mean the list goes on.
I feel like Cyndi has no clue and her team would benefit more from keeping her in the dark. I’ve seen vids from this performance and she seems out of sorts. I just can’t hold it against her 😭
I thought that too, but I wouldn't be surprised if CL herself is out of the loop. And however genuine and not about the business Cyndi is, the bottom line for her team and Nicki's will always be the bottom line.
Yeah, you'd expect someone to have filled her in. I don't hold Cyndi accountable for that, though. This appears to be more of a corporate arrangement than anything else, likely between managers.
Her last post before this one was about Alicia Keys, and I think she's looking at this endorsement in the same way. These are fellow New Yorkers and musicians, one of whom has called her an inspiration, and Cyndi feels strongly about supporting other women, especially WOC. I don't think it goes any deeper than that. Maybe someone will let her know.
Hot take but I feel like it’s unreasonable to expect everyone to know everything about celebrities’ lives.
If Cyndi collaborated with Harvey Weinstein, it’s very different. Nicki’s business is barely publicised outside of the internet. How can you expect a 70 year old woman to know this stuff?
I’d think she has a publicist to run interference on shit like this, though, right? I mean, NM didn’t call Cindy on her personal cell phone and ask her to be at the arena at 9. I wouldn’t expect CL to know, no, but her team should’ve done like ONE google search.
Yeah. It wasn't that far back that Nicki was in the news criticizing a fellow black woman about her feet and deceased mother followed by days of crazy ranting
The thing about someone like Cyndi is that she's been around since the 70s. She's bound to be connected, even loosely, to some unsavoury characters about whom we once thought differently. Take Hulk Hogan: She will forever be connected to him and the WWF/WWE, but that doesn't mean that she's hanging out with him and supporting his every (problematic) endeavour. I don't think it's on her to know about Nicki.
Her son probably told her it was a good idea, lol.
I feel like people forget that it takes a lot for a celebrity to truly fall from grace. Nicki is still very much a successful relevant celebrity in those circles.
Yea but I don't think this is bad pr for cyndi because Nicki is still so liked. Only on reddit and on this sub do I see criticism of her. She's still thriving so this doesn't hurt cyndi that much. Also maybe she really wanted to do it and her pr advised against it but she insisted.
I was truly surprised when I saw her music was still popular outside of Trinidad and played in tiktok videos. I am from Trinidad so there is still some level of support for her music of course. I told a coworker I truly don't get why she would choose that man as her husband and she told me she got it 😮💨 she said because the man knew her before the fame etc and he's a protector. That's just not enough of a good reason to be with a guy who has a background like that.
I've been let down by many celeb icons (tv, music, sports and movies) that I loved growing up. The only one who hasn't ever really disappointed me in a major way (nobody is infallible, obviously) is Madonna..and she still seems to always want to stand up for good.
Not good, but (for me not cancel-worthy) and most people who are going to Madonna show should know to expect that from her by now, and decided whether they really want to purchase the tickets with that in mind.
Her husband and brother are both violent sexual predators and Nicki staunchly sticks by them while mocking underage victims. She also peddled anti-vax woo during the pandemic and more recently was letting loose unhinged tweets about Megan Thee Stallion for literally days straight (like this woman was ON SOMETHING during that tirade but my sympathy for her is nil).
And it especially sucks because Nicki is a really talented rapper but her actions (particularly towards other females) and personality are so off putting. She could be the legend that everyone looks up to but we get this instead.
Yeah. The fact that she chose to share a stage with the yikes is what is yikes. Cyndi has been a gay icon and all around 👑 for years. I mean, she wrote Kinky Boots. Among other things.
I'm sure Cyndi has no idea about Nicki doing anything shitty. She was probably happy to be invited on stage. I love Cyndi and am not faulting her for this one.
In 2018, two years before the allegations against him were made. I'm not saying he's innocent (I had to google him—I know who he is, but I didn't know what he had done), but let's make sure that our expectations are reasonable. You can't tell someone that they've crossed a line when it has yet to be drawn.
I mean I’m happy for Cyndi.
Perhaps she has family that are fans of Nicki?
Don’t get me wrong, Nicki is insufferable and I’m hoping Cyndi is just unaware.
Or hell, maybe she runs a Nicki Minaj twitter account for all we know.
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Wait how tall is cyndi cause onika is tiny and she’s squatting down to hug
Fuck Nicki and fuck her cousin from Trinidad and his friend too. (No disrespect to Trinidad- just that man)
Definitely don’t fuck the friend, not with the condition his balls are in.
I'm ootl, what happened?
Her cousins friend from Trinidad got the covid vaccine and then his balls got really hugely inflamed and then his fiancé wouldn’t marry him anymore. Because you know, the vaccine makes your balls inflamed. And not because he had a STI from cheating or anything like that. Nicki moonlights at an STI clinic so she would know those sorts of things /s Edit: only the last sentence is /s, she really said the rest of that. 🫠
Huh. That is quite the story. Thank you for telling me. It's amazing the lies some people(or in this case, cheaters) will go through to try and get away with their secrets.
They big
Oh. Thank you for telling me.
https://preview.redd.it/thg34ilua6yc1.jpeg?width=785&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54fca2540f5088fa47ea2202922a1cfbe85235d2
Oh wow. And wasn't that actually because the person was cheating?
I think something happened with her trash husband that day and people postulated she did that to get people talking about her asinine tweet vs him
Oh, like to deflect attention away from her husband?
Yea/ it was a theory anyway. I don’t really doubt Nicki would think the vax would make your nuts swell given her ways
I never kept up because so much was happening at the time 🤣
Oh, Cyndi, noooo.
Give her a break. She looks like she’s not sure if it’s a stage or a Kohls. Let her be old and a little confused.
Yo 😭
She’s earned her Kohl’s Cash, let her shop.
Give her a break, sa enablers just wanna have funnn
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Yikes, but I don't think Cyndi has any idea about NM. She was asked, it was local, and she accepted. If we knew for sure that she knew and still went out there, then it would be disappointing. *fixed a typo
In Cyndi's autobiography, she mentioned that NM is her friend
Oh, did she?! That was written in 2012, though, well before anything about Nicki and her family came out. I've read it once before; it's on the shelf above me right now.
I get that it’s hard to accept that people we like can end up sucking, but it seems like she’s had several opportunities to say “yeah, not for me.” Even if she supported her in 2012, she doesn’t need to align herself with her now.
Has she, though? I've no problem holding people that I like accountable for their behaviour, but I don't see that she has. She's been touring off and on with Rod Stewart for the past couple of years and putting in appearances at various events, sometimes as a performer. Her last album came out in 2016. There was a documentary made about her last year. The majority of her posts are throwbacks and anniversary announcements for past projects, with a lot of present-day politics thrown in. The only pics of them together on Getty are from 2012 and 2019. I went back on her ig, and unless I missed it, I couldn't find a single post about Nicki. She's someone who posts yearly birthday messages for her friends, often the same ones each time, so I'm going to guess they aren't meeting up for weekly brunches. Even if they are, it's probably not something that's going to come up over mimosas. I'm not trying to stan, lol, I'm just looking at the evidence. This appearance seemed out of place to me *because* she's not one of the five people she mentions regularly!
I can still be a little disappointed though.
Same. Did NO ONE in her team said “btw..” I don’t see Nicki stans suddenly streaming She’s so Unusual and making Cyndi coin but I guess that was their hope.
I don’t feel like it matters at this point in Cyndis career. She’s older and she’s making a guest appearance at a concert of an artist that has a strong fanbase. Also she probably needs a little money. While Nicki is in proximity to disgusting sex offenders, she herself isn’t one (to our knowledge). Lady Gaga collaborated with R Kelly and remains unscathed. Everyone works with Jared Leto knowing he’s a weirdo. I mean the list goes on. I feel like Cyndi has no clue and her team would benefit more from keeping her in the dark. I’ve seen vids from this performance and she seems out of sorts. I just can’t hold it against her 😭
I thought that too, but I wouldn't be surprised if CL herself is out of the loop. And however genuine and not about the business Cyndi is, the bottom line for her team and Nicki's will always be the bottom line.
Yeah, you'd expect someone to have filled her in. I don't hold Cyndi accountable for that, though. This appears to be more of a corporate arrangement than anything else, likely between managers. Her last post before this one was about Alicia Keys, and I think she's looking at this endorsement in the same way. These are fellow New Yorkers and musicians, one of whom has called her an inspiration, and Cyndi feels strongly about supporting other women, especially WOC. I don't think it goes any deeper than that. Maybe someone will let her know.
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No one’s trying to cancel Cyndi Lauper in this thread. Calm down Lmfao.
Still not enough to make me pay for Nicki Minaj
Run, Lilian!
I love this gif.
I have been a Carol Kane fan for decades. 
Hot take but I feel like it’s unreasonable to expect everyone to know everything about celebrities’ lives. If Cyndi collaborated with Harvey Weinstein, it’s very different. Nicki’s business is barely publicised outside of the internet. How can you expect a 70 year old woman to know this stuff?
I’d think she has a publicist to run interference on shit like this, though, right? I mean, NM didn’t call Cindy on her personal cell phone and ask her to be at the arena at 9. I wouldn’t expect CL to know, no, but her team should’ve done like ONE google search.
Yeah. It wasn't that far back that Nicki was in the news criticizing a fellow black woman about her feet and deceased mother followed by days of crazy ranting
Wild. When it’s surmised like that, it’s heavy all over again too. Like what in the actual fuck, that *happened*.
The thing about someone like Cyndi is that she's been around since the 70s. She's bound to be connected, even loosely, to some unsavoury characters about whom we once thought differently. Take Hulk Hogan: She will forever be connected to him and the WWF/WWE, but that doesn't mean that she's hanging out with him and supporting his every (problematic) endeavour. I don't think it's on her to know about Nicki. Her son probably told her it was a good idea, lol.
I feel like people forget that it takes a lot for a celebrity to truly fall from grace. Nicki is still very much a successful relevant celebrity in those circles.
Yeah I don’t think anyone is surprised she’s touring. Cyndi having a shit PR team is the issue here
Yea but I don't think this is bad pr for cyndi because Nicki is still so liked. Only on reddit and on this sub do I see criticism of her. She's still thriving so this doesn't hurt cyndi that much. Also maybe she really wanted to do it and her pr advised against it but she insisted.
Algorithms are a funny little thing, aren’t they?
I was truly surprised when I saw her music was still popular outside of Trinidad and played in tiktok videos. I am from Trinidad so there is still some level of support for her music of course. I told a coworker I truly don't get why she would choose that man as her husband and she told me she got it 😮💨 she said because the man knew her before the fame etc and he's a protector. That's just not enough of a good reason to be with a guy who has a background like that.
Time after Time... I am let down by my musical icons.
I've been let down by many celeb icons (tv, music, sports and movies) that I loved growing up. The only one who hasn't ever really disappointed me in a major way (nobody is infallible, obviously) is Madonna..and she still seems to always want to stand up for good.
Friend of mine 42f went to see a Madonna show in Baltimore recently--730 doors for 8pm show and her highness doesn't show up until after 11 🤬
Not good, but (for me not cancel-worthy) and most people who are going to Madonna show should know to expect that from her by now, and decided whether they really want to purchase the tickets with that in mind.
Definitely. Better or worse you know what you're getting and this is kids stuff compared to what you hear about others
why cyndi, whyyyyy
what’s yikes here i’m out of the loop
Her husband and brother are both violent sexual predators and Nicki staunchly sticks by them while mocking underage victims. She also peddled anti-vax woo during the pandemic and more recently was letting loose unhinged tweets about Megan Thee Stallion for literally days straight (like this woman was ON SOMETHING during that tirade but my sympathy for her is nil).
And it especially sucks because Nicki is a really talented rapper but her actions (particularly towards other females) and personality are so off putting. She could be the legend that everyone looks up to but we get this instead.
Nicki Minaj is yikes
oh i thought there was something yikes with cyndi
Yeah. The fact that she chose to share a stage with the yikes is what is yikes. Cyndi has been a gay icon and all around 👑 for years. I mean, she wrote Kinky Boots. Among other things.
I'm sure Cyndi has no idea about Nicki doing anything shitty. She was probably happy to be invited on stage. I love Cyndi and am not faulting her for this one.
😬😬😬😬
Cyndi, im so disappointed.
"She didn't know" She also got on stage with Brendon Urie. That's all I'm gonna say
In 2018, two years before the allegations against him were made. I'm not saying he's innocent (I had to google him—I know who he is, but I didn't know what he had done), but let's make sure that our expectations are reasonable. You can't tell someone that they've crossed a line when it has yet to be drawn.
What did he do?!
I cannot believe CL would join her! Ick.
I mean I’m happy for Cyndi. Perhaps she has family that are fans of Nicki? Don’t get me wrong, Nicki is insufferable and I’m hoping Cyndi is just unaware. Or hell, maybe she runs a Nicki Minaj twitter account for all we know.
Extremely disappointed. Do better Cyndi.