{"id":2276672,"date":"2026-02-11T01:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T01:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2276672"},"modified":"2026-02-11T01:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T01:32:06","slug":"comedian-mike-epps-apologizes-for-sexual-joke-about-donald-trump-and-nicki-minaj-prayed-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/comedian-mike-epps-apologizes-for-sexual-joke-about-donald-trump-and-nicki-minaj-prayed-on-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian Mike Epps apologizes for sexual joke about Donald Trump and Nicki Minaj: &#8216;Prayed on it&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Comedian Mike Epps has apologized for making a crude joke about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/nicki-minaj\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nicki Minaj;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nicki Minaj<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Y\u2019all know I\u2019m Mr Accountability,&#8221; Epps said Tuesday in his Instagram stories. &#8220;You know, I say stuff and do stuff, and then I go to bed, wake up the next morning, [having] prayed on and thought about it. I just want to apologize to you, Nicki Minaj, for saying the stuff that I said. I want to apologize to your husband, your kids, all that for saying what I said.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Epps joked about Minaj, who is a vocal supporter of the current administration, &#8220;having a train ran on her by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Donald Trump;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Donald Trump<\/a> and them,&#8221; during a Feb. 6 show during the We Them Ones Comedy Tour at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m a comedian,&#8221; Epps said in his apology post. &#8220;Sometimes I get on that stage, and I have a little drink, and I go wild. I&#8217;m non-filtered. Just wanted to apologize to you. Not explaining myself, but I am Mr. Accountability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added, &#8220;I love apologizing, which is something a lot of people don&#8217;t know how to do. [I] apologize to you, Nicki.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><i>Mike Epps performs in Atlanta on March 16, 2024 <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Prince Williams\/WireImage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> has reached out to a rep for Minaj.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The &#8220;Barbie World&#8221; artist, who&#8217;s described herself as an &#8220;illegal immigrant,&#8221; has been a public supporter of the Trump administration, which has aggressively targeted undocumented immigrants for deportation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Last month, the Grammy-nominated artist made an appearance at a White House event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I am probably the president&#8217;s number 1 fan,&#8221; she told the crowd, &#8220;and that&#8217;s not going to change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Minaj later said that she had obtained a Trump Gold Card, which meant she would be &#8220;finalizing that citizenship paperwork as we speak as per MY wonderful, gracious, charming President.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued, &#8220;Thanks to the petition. I wouldn&#8217;t have done it without you. Oh, CitizenNIKA, you are the moment. Gold Trump card free of charge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump had previously described the card as one that, for &#8220;a $15,000 DHS processing fee and, after background approval, a contribution of $1 million,&#8221; the applicant would receive &#8220;U.S. residency in record time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/comedian-mike-epps-apologizes-for-sexual-joke-about-trump-nicki-minaj-11904153\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Mike Epps has apologized for making a crude joke about Nicki Minaj. &#8220;Y\u2019all know I\u2019m Mr Accountability,&#8221; Epps said Tuesday in his Instagram stories. &#8220;You know, I say stuff and do stuff, and then I go to bed, wake up the next morning, [having] prayed on and thought about it. 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