Linda Perry is not judging Nicki Minaj for supporting Trump: 'She's suffering by her own decision'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Linda Perry has shared her two cents on the drama that began after Nicki Minaj revealed in an interview that she actually began supporting President Donald Trump way before she publicly admitted it.

Minaj also shared with Time magazine what led her to become a Trump fan. Her disclosure led to a public backlash, as well as a few celebrities also thrashing her.

Linda Perry says Nicki Minaj is supporting Trump because she 'wanted something from The Office'

Now, Perry has expressed her views on the Pop Shop Podcast. 

“It seems that she wanted something from The Office and was trying to maybe help herself, a friend, a boyfriend, whatever. And was promised something and felt that it was worth the risk - the take - you know,” the musician said.

She then gave an example, mentioning that sometimes, some kind of situation makes us do things without thinking clearly.

Linda Perry believes Nicki Minaj is 'judging herself enough'

“If my best friend or someone in my family needed something and I had to go begging and grovelling to somebody to get it to happen, I probably would’ve made a bad judgment as well. Because sometimes when we’re thinking about loved ones or trying to get out of a situation, we’re not thinking clearly,” the 61-year-old noted.

The ‘4 Non Blondes’ singer also stated that she’s not judging the 43-year-old rapper because she thinks “she’s judging herself enough and she’s suffering by her own decision.”

“I don’t think we need to go ahead and make her feel worse than she probably already does,” Perry added.

Netizens claim Nicki Minaj is 'proud of herself' for supporting Trump

Meanwhile, a lot of people have reacted after Perry’s comment.

One X user posted, “I hear Linda, but Nicki has a massive global platform. Aligning with certain political figures has real-world consequences for millions of her fans. It's hard to just write that off as a simple 'lapse in judgment' for a loved one.”

But another X user disagreed, saying, “yall speaking on Nicki like she walks with nuclear codes or something LMAOAO she only exercised her constitutional right.”

“Love how celebrities always ‘did it for family’. Next time I commit tax fraud I’ll just say it was for my cousin, and Linda Perry will defend me too,” a comment on X read.

Another comment on the social media platform said, “oh i think we should definitely make her feel worse. out here acting like she's mother theresa for supporting a dictator. giving that whole ‘brave person’ speech. like gtf outta here.”

“Or maybe she knows exactly what she’s doing and is proud of herself… you think that’s possible?” someone added.

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