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Jonathan Van Ness Slams Nicki Minaj for 'Harper’s Bazaar' Russia Cover
Tea in hand—checking my Twitter feed.
July 13 2018 3:52 PM EST
May 31 2023 3:37 PM EST
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Tea in hand—checking my Twitter feed.
Queer Eye grooming expert Jonathan Van Ness called out rapper Nicki Minaj this morning for her Harper’s Bazaar Russia cover. Van Ness tweeted, “Russia has anti LGBTQIA propaganda laws, Chechnya supported by Russia tortures it’s LGBTQIA citizens, & w your LGBTQ+ fans you can’t even speak to that in this interview bc it’s illegal in Russia, what’s good @NICKIMINAJ, this should’ve been a hard pass.”
\u201cRussia has anti LGBTQIA propaganda laws, Chechnya supported by Russia tortures it\u2019s LGBTQIA citizens, & w your LGBTQ+ fans you can\u2019t even speak to that in this interview bc it\u2019s illegal in Russia, what\u2019s good @NICKIMINAJ , this should\u2019ve been a hard pass.\u201d— Jonathan Van Ness (@Jonathan Van Ness) 1531489431
Later today, after uproar from both his and Minaj’s fans, Van Ness tweeted, “Anyway really happy today, didn’t mean to start a Twitter war, I’m just disappointed in some people from where I’m sitting in life & start noticing things. Biggest hug to eryone.”
\u201cAnyway really happy today, didn\u2019t mean to start a Twitter war, I\u2019m just disappointed in some people from where I\u2019m sitting in life & start noticing things. Biggest hug to eryone\u201d— Jonathan Van Ness (@Jonathan Van Ness) 1531492319