Nicki Minaj Lambasted Italian Shoe Designer Giuseppe Zanotti For Not Paying Up After Naming His Sneaker Collection 'Nicki'
Louise BonquinNicki Minaj is ready for another fight after calling out on Italian shoe designer Giuseppe Zanotti. The rapper is furious because the designer named his sneaker collection after her but there was no compensation for it.
On top of this, Minaj alleged that her calls were ignored by Zanotti, so she used social media to get his attention and let people know what is happening. On her Instagram, she uploaded a screenshot of the ‘Nicki' sneaker collection and captioned this with "Dear @giuseppezanottidesign #RunMeMyCHECK your PR must've fell & bumped their head when they told my agency they weren't discussing anything with us."
She added that her camp is giving the designer 24 hours to reach out and clear the air. Minaj also mentioned that there are 23 pairs of sneakers with her name but she was not informed. Then, she posted the hashtag #GiuseppeWhatsGood, which trended worldwide as fans spread it too.
The "Bang Bang" singer posted a series of tweets as well in order to explain the situation. In summary, she narrated that she met Zanotti years ago and once he told her that she inspired him to design a sneaker.
Soon after, she recently discovered that a collection bearing her name was already up for sale. However, she and her agency were not informed and their calls were being snubbed by the shoe designer.
"Don't care about the money. It's just the disrespect. You're not taking MY call? Give some money to charity in my name or smthn," one of her tweets read. Apparently, Minaj mentioned to donate to St. Jude's Children's Hospital and she would match the amount that he would give up to half a million dollars.
In any case, Giuseppe Zanotti has yet to issue offical statements regarding the issue. He has not responded to Minaj's rants until now, however, all the ‘Nicki' sneakers on his website have already been taken down.
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