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MSNBCs Joy Reid aired out Nicki Minaj for spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, leading to a fiery response on Twitter.

3.7K Nicki came under fire for her stance on COVID-19 vaccines after revealing she wouldnt get vaccinated until she had done enough research. She then claimed her cousin had a friend who became impotent due to the vaccination. Reid was among the many people taking issue with Nicki spreading misinformation to her 22.6 million followers on Twitter. For you to use your platform to encourage our community to not protect themselves and save their lives, my God sister, you could do better than that, Reid said on MSNBC. You got that platform. Its a blessing. Its a blessing that you got that. That people listen to you and they listen to you more than they listen to me. She added, For you to use your platform to put people in the position of dying from a disease they dont have to die from, oh my God! As a Hip-Hop fan, as somebody who is your fan, Im so sad that you did that. But Nicki insisted Reid wasnt telling the full story to MSNBC viewers. After generating controversy, Nicki did concede she will likely get vaccinated to go on tour. In her view, Reid was purposely leaving out that information. Read more