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Nicki Minaj: Murder Suspect was Not My Backup Dancer
Following the tragic killing of a fan after a show in Tokyo, Nicki Minaj is refuting reports that a man arrested for the crime is one of her backup dancers.
The fan, 21-year-old Irish exchange student Nicola Furlong, was found strangled in a hotel room the morning after the concert last Wednesday. Furlong had reportedly gone to the hotel with a friend, Sarah Maher, and two men, James Blackston and Larry Perry.
Maher, who survived the incident, says Blackston and Perry sexually assaulted both she and Furlong while at the hotel. Both men have since been arrested and are currently in custody, according to IrishCentral.
On Wednesday, Perez Hilton reported that Blackston, 23, was a backup dancer for Minaj, but the pop star flatly denied that claim.
The fan, 21-year-old Irish exchange student Nicola Furlong, was found strangled in a hotel room the morning after the concert last Wednesday. Furlong had reportedly gone to the hotel with a friend, Sarah Maher, and two men, James Blackston and Larry Perry.
Maher, who survived the incident, says Blackston and Perry sexually assaulted both she and Furlong while at the hotel. Both men have since been arrested and are currently in custody, according to IrishCentral.
On Wednesday, Perez Hilton reported that Blackston, 23, was a backup dancer for Minaj, but the pop star flatly denied that claim.
Read more: http://www.bet.com/news/music/2012/06/01/nicki-minaj-murder-suspect-was-not-my-backup-dancer.html