Alleged rape victim of husband of world famous rapper, Nicki Minaj has thrown caution to the wind to speak out.
In her first televised interview since filing a lawsuit against Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty with The Real, Jennifer Hough recounted the day she was allegedly raped by Petty and the fear she has faced ever since he married the "Barbie Dreams" rapper, including a seeming death threat. (Hough also shared details of the time Minaj called her personally and Hough told the rapper that what had happened between her and Petty was true.)
"I felt like the actions that were taken in regards to this whole situation, have put me in a different type of fear at my age now," Hough told The Real's co-hosts. "It was wrong. And I don't want to be afraid anymore, so the only way not to be afraid is to continue to speak up."
As to what she hopes comes from her lawsuit, which asks for $500,000, Hough said she wants the Pettys to know that "they were wrong" and that
"He did something a long time ago and he had consequences that he was supposed to stick with. What they did to me and my family wasn't OK," she said. "It wasn't right and it doesn't matter how much money you have. It doesn't matter what your status is, you can't intimidate people to make things go better for you. And that's what they did."
"I want my daughters to know that as they grow, as they experience life as they come in contact with friends, family, strangers whatever, that they'll have the strength to know that they have a voice, and they should use it. And don't ever let anybody try to silence them," she added.
As she wiped away tears, Hough told the story of the day Petty allegedly led her to a house and raped her when she was 16 years old.
"Before you know it, he was grabbing a hold of my jacket," she said. "I felt something in my back so I just assumed there was a gun. And I started walking. And I'm pleading with him the whole way, trying to understand what he wants."
Hough said they walked up the steps of a house and Petty allegedly told her she "knew what he wanted" as she attempted to fight back.
"All I could do was hold my pants as tight as I can," she said. "I didn't know why it didn't dawn on me to like really fight. I just held on to my pants and he held my arms down and squeezed the sides of my stomach so hard. I let go and as soon as I let go he grabbed my pants. It was like a tug of war and after a while I just got tired."
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