Tyla slammed after taking on Nicki Minaj

DECEMBER might be festive, but online it’s been pure chaos, especially in entertainment circles.

This time, South Africa’s goue meisie, Tyla, found herself trending. She is being accused of co-signing a brutal post aimed at American rapper Nicki Minaj.

The drama started on X when fans noticed that Tyla appeared to have reposted a message from a Minaj fan account that was anything but gaaf.

The post essentially told Minaj to pack it up and disappear from public life, claiming her time was over and questioning her mental stability.

“Keep that album. Delete social media and hide yourself from the public. Just go away and never come back. You’re done. It’s done. You are too mentally insane to be in the public eye anymore. It was a good run. You accomplished a lot, revived an entire genre, but it’s over now,” the tweet reads.

Naturally, the internet did what it does best: panic, predict doom and write Tyla’s career huldeblyk before lunch. Some users warned that this was the kind of Hollywood misstep that could cost a young artist dearly.

Because apparently, having an opinion - or even looking like you do - is a punishable offence these days. 

This comes at a time when Minaj herself has been under intense scrutiny.

The rapper has recently raised eyebrows with her political commentary, including posts praising President Donald Trump and taking jabs at former Vice President Kamala Harris.

Tyla, for her part, tried to shut it down with humour.

She suggested the repost wasn’t intentional, quoting Hannah Montana’s “Nobody’s Perfect” in a cheeky post: “In trouble on the net again. #everybodymakesmistakes #everybodyhasthosedays #hacked.”