July 17, 2025
Nessa Diab is supporting Nicki Minaj in accusing Roc Nation of “smear marketing campaign ways” towards the rapper and Colin Kaepernick.
Colin Kaepernick’s longtime companion, Nessa Diab, is calling out Jay-Z and Roc Nation, accusing them of blackballing Kaepernick and now Nicki Minaj, via their energy within the leisure trade.
On July 16, Diab pressed ship on a prolonged tweet accusing Jay-Z and Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez of utilizing the identical “smear marketing campaign ways” towards Nicki Minaj that had been allegedly used to silence Kaepernick after he was pushed out of the NFL for kneeling throughout the Nationwide Anthem in protest towards police brutality and racial injustice.
Referencing Jay-Z’s $25 million multiyear take care of the NFL, finalized in 2019 whereas Kaepernick remained unsigned after opting out of his 49ers contract in 2017, Diab accused the mogul of intentionally co-opting Kaepernick’s protest to assist the league restore its picture after blackballing him.
“I referred to as all of them out YEARS in the past, and so many individuals had been scared to say it publicly, however would inform me how they agreed with me privately. Smh,” she wrote.
Diab continued, “Roc Nation apparently took $5 million a 12 months over 5 years to bury the rising protest, AND particularly assist them ‘transfer past the controversy round groups’ unwillingness to signal Kaepernick.”
Turning her focus to Perez, Diab pointed to a previous quote from the Roc Nation CEO, referencing the backlash the corporate confronted for partnering with the NFL. On the similar time, many felt Kaepernick had been silenced, and the core message behind his protest was being dismissed.
“Desiree even mentioned, ‘We love that everyone desires to be on the stage, that we’ve utterly modified the dialog to combating for it versus boycotting. We’ve come a good distance,’” Diab wrote. “She bought her pardon by Trump — no coincidence the NFL homeowners are his buddies and in addition donated hundreds of thousands to his marketing campaign.”
Jay-Z got here below fireplace in 2019 after partnering with the NFL and stating, “I feel we’ve moved previous kneeling,” about Kaepernick’s protest. He emphasised it was time for “actionable objects,” including that the deal “isn’t about Kaepernick having a job.”
Whereas Nicki Minaj takes to Twitter with cryptic pictures at Perez and unnamed targets, Diab is being extra direct, defending Kaepernick and calling out what she sees as shady behind-the-scenes strikes by Roc Nation.
“I nonetheless don’t watch that league or whoever is acting at no matter recreation they’ve taking part in. #stillwithkap #FOREVER,” she wrote.
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