Man arrested for trespassing at Nicki Minaj's Hidden Hills mansion. Suspect did not enter home; rapper was not present. Details on the incident and past lega...
- April 3, 2026
AceShowbiz - A man was apprehended early Wednesday for trespassing on the property of Nicki Minaj’s Hidden Hills mansion in Los Angeles, authorities confirmed.
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department identified the suspect as 36-year-old Leland Adams. He was taken into custody in Northwest Los Angeles but reportedly did not enter the rapper’s residence, according to USA Today.
Los Angeles jail records indicate that Adams was booked on a misdemeanor trespassing charge at the Lost Hills station on Wednesday.
TMZ reported that Nicki Minaj was not present at her Hidden Hills estate when the trespassing occurred.
In 2024, Minaj’s residence became central to a lawsuit involving an assault case. A judge mandated that Minaj pay $500,000 to German security guard Thomas Weidenmüller, who claimed he was assaulted by Minaj’s husband, Kenneth "Zoo" Petty, during the 2019 Nicki WRLD Tour.
Initially refusing to pay the settlement, Minaj and Petty faced a court order to sell their 11,000-square-foot Hidden Hills property, valued at $20 million, to fulfill the judgment. The sale was averted after they made a last-minute payment to Weidenmüller in January, securing the mansion.
The "Super Bass" artist has also been involved in another legal dispute as of March. Production company 24/7 Productions (USA) Inc. filed a lawsuit alleging that Minaj failed to pay $275,000 for their services during her 2023 performances at iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball concerts and the launch of Pink Friday 2 in December 2023.
According to the company’s legal representatives, despite numerous attempts over nearly two years to recover the payments, Minaj has not settled any portion of the invoices. Notably, 24/7 Productions continued to work on Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour in 2024 even after the payments were missed.
Billboard has reached out to both the Los Angeles Police Department and Nicki Minaj’s representatives for comments regarding the trespassing incident and the ongoing legal matters but has not yet received a response.