A naked photo and video of one of Nicki Minaj’s ex-boyfriends leaked on Sunday, and no—it wasn’t Meek Mill or Nas.
Safaree Samuels, a 36-year-old rapper most famous for dating Minaj for 12 years, is the latest celebrity to have nude images leaked onto the internet. While the video does not reveal Samuels’ face, his signature tattoos can be seen clearly. The video and photo surfaced less than 24 hours after the rapper released a new single with Sean Kingston.
As of press time, it’s unclear who leaked the photos, or why. Some speculate that it could be revenge porn—perhaps leaked by his ex-girlfriend Star Divine, who revealed on Snapchat in 2017 that he cheated on her—while others actually believe the video was leaked by Samuels himself to hurl him back into the public eye and create hype around his new music.
Samuels’ management did not immediately respond to the Daily Dot’s request for comment about the images.
Safaree finally figured out how to boost his music sales, good for him bruh
— ❄ICY NUTS LE’BURP❄ (@CaptainBacardi2) February 26, 2018
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The images of Samuels went viral exactly one week after a sex tape of reality TV star Blac Chyna surfaced online. Quite a few folks on Twitter have noted the hypocrisy in the way the public has reacted to Samuels’ photos very positively, whereas last week many people were critics of Chyna’s behavior in the sex tape. It looks like there’s still a double standard for men and women when their naked bodies go viral.
Black Chyna video get leaked and she’s a hoe. Safaree video get leaked and y’all praise him 😐. This why idfw this generation 🚮
— Black Sheep 🐑 (@LaySauceey) February 26, 2018
The difference in the reaction to Safaree’s dick video & Black Chyna’s video by both men & women has been very hypocritical, as expected.
— Ozzy (@ozzyetomi) February 26, 2018
Did Safaree consent to the release of these pics/videos…or is this just another example of folks ignoring the fact that celebs are humans, too, who deserve a right to privacy?
— 🏞️ – 🌊| they/them (@DaShaunLH) February 26, 2018
Isn’t it funny that when Chyna’s sex tape was trending bare ppl (especially women) were calling her out as if she was the whore of Babylon, but #Safaree tape is trending and the tl (ESPECIALLY WOMEN) are excited than a mofo, talking bout ‘you know what, his music ain’t that bad’ pic.twitter.com/SAPGun1Xll
— Scotty Thee Sexfluencer™️ (@ScottyUnfamous) February 26, 2018
Since his public and messy breakup with Minaj in 2014, Samuels joined the cast of the VH1 reality show, Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, in 2016. In 2017, he moved to New York to join the Love & Hip Hop: New York cast.