It’s been an tumultuous year for Onika Maraj! She spent most of the early months with her foot in her fianceé’s mouth. Over the summer, she prepared for a concert in Saudi Arabia before promptly backing out. In September she she announced she was retiring, but not really! (After intense fallout from fans, she walked the claim back .) A week later Maraj informed Queen Radio listeners that she’d officially nabbed a marriage license with Kenneth Petty, and just last week she released an exorbitantly priced, 100+ piece Fendi collection.
That’s enough to capitalize anyone’s time and attention—which is why, it seems, Maraj opted to marry Petty in secret. Where would she have found the time to wedding plan! There’s no better indicator of this than the accessories she used to announce the nuptials on Instagram. Not only are the colors not mismatched—the fonts clash too!
I understand the unconventional wedding—my husband and I chose that route for ourselves as well. But a rushed engagement isn’t the only things that’s caught the attention of the press about Petty. For one, he’s a permanent registered sex offender, who was convicted in 1995 of attempted rape of a 16 year old. Responding to the criticism, Maraj told fans:
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