Robert Maraj: Last News

Nicki Minaj is poised to receive MTV’s highly coveted Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2022 Video Music Awards on Aug. 28. Upon accepting the enviable moon man — an accolade previously earned by the posh pop culture likes of Madonna, 63; Janet Jackson, 56; LL Cool J, 54; Missy Elliot, 51; and the late David Bowie — Minaj will make her long-awaited return to the VMAs stage for her first performance at the annual awards since 2018. “Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,” said Bruce Gillmer, a top executive at Paramount+, which owns MTV Network, in a statement about the 39-year-old recipient. He continued: “She has shifted the music industry and cemented her status as a global superstar with her crossover appeal, genre-defying style and continuing to be unapologetically ‘Nicki.'”The Video Vanguard honor for Minaj — a five-time VMA winner and 17-time nominee from Queens — comes as a boon amid a flurry of personal yet public hurdles. On Wednesday, Charles Polevich — the 73-year-old man responsible for killing her father, Robert Maraj, 64, in a February 2021 hit-and-run accident on Long Island — was sentenced to serve only one year in jail. In July, the “Anaconda” rapper’s husband, Kenneth Petty, 44, who was convicted of the attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl in 1995, was sentenced to three years of probation and one year of home detention for failing to register as a sex offender in the state of California.

Nicki Minaj is back with a very different sound.

The man who struck and killed Nicki Minaj's father last February has been sentenced to a year in jail - despite protests from the famed rapper's mother.  Charles Polevich, 72, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene and tampering with evidence. He was also ordered to pay a fine to the tune of $5,000, in addition to having his driver's license suspended for six months.

Nicki Minaj’s father Robert Maraj in a February 2021 hit-and-run incident has been sentenced to one year in prison.Charles Polevich, 71, struck 64-year-old Maraj while he was walking in the village of Mineola on Long Island, New York.Polevich drove off without calling emergency services and also hid his car. Maraj was taken to a Nassau County hospital where he died.Nassau County police were able to track down Polevich’s vehicle using security footage.  Polevich was arrested and charged three days after the incident.“He’s absolutely aware of what happened,” Nassau Police Homicide Detective Lt.

The driver accused of killing Nicki Minaj’s father in a hit-and-run last year has pleaded guilty.

The driver who fatally struck Nicki Minaj‘s father has pled guilty in the February 2021 hit-and-run case.

Nicki Minaj's father has pled guilty in the February 2021 hit-and-run case.A spokesperson for the Nassau County Clerk's Office tells ET that 71-year-old Charles Polevich pled guilty on Friday to two felony counts of leaving the scene of a fatality and tampering with physical evidence. The judge in the case said Polevich will get no more than a year behind bars. He'll also get community service and have his license suspended.

Nicki Minaj‘s dad, Robert Maraj, would have celebrated his birthday on May 16, and the rapper posted a tribute in his honor on Instagram. Along with a photo of her late father, Nicki wrote, “Happy birthday Daddy. Miss u so much. So much. So so much. Rest in Peace. Oh my God.” Nicki has been grieving her father’s death privately since he was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Feb. 13, 2021.

Beam Me Up Scotty mixtape. Following the re-release of hits such as “Seeing Green” and “I Get Crazy” from 12 years ago, Minaj also broke her silence on the passing of her father Robert Maraj on her official website in a long update to her fans about Netflix binge-watching and pregnancy cravings.

Nicki Minaj has broken her silence after her dad Robert Maraj tragically died. The 64-year-old was out for a walk on Long Island, New York on February 12 when he was struck by a car in a hit-and-run. Nicki released a statement on her website on May 14, writing, “[Though] I can’t really bring myself to discuss the passing of my father as yet; I can say it has been the most devastating loss of my life,” the 38-year-old Grammy nominee wrote, amid the rerelease of her Beam Me Up Scotty mixtape. “I find myself wanting to call him all the time. More so now that he’s gone. Life is funny that way.”

A thoughtful tribute. Nicki Minaj addressed the death of her father, Robert Maraj, three months after he was killed in a hit-and-run accident.

Nicki Minaj is speaking out about the tragic death of her father for the first time. 

Nicki Minaj has broken her silence over the tragic hit and run that killed her father Robert Maraj, 64, back in February.The rap icon, 38, took to her website to speak out about the 'devastating' loss but admitted that she still 'can't really bring myself to discuss the passing of my father as yet,' in an emotional post on Friday.Robert Maraj died on February 12 when he was struck by a car between Roslyn Road and Raff Avenue in Nassau County, New York, with the driver of the vehicle that hit him allegedly fleeing the scene.

Nicki Minaj has broken her silence regarding the death of her beloved father Robert Maraj in a hit-and-run incident back in February.

Rapper Nicki Minaj’s mother, Carol Maraj, has filed a $150 million lawsuit against the man who is accused of killing Minaj’s father in a hit-and-run crash last month, an attorney for Maraj said.

Robert Maraj, Rapper Nicki Minaj’s father succumbed to his injuries in a hit and run case last week. A 70-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in the case who was responsible for the demise of Nicki’s father on New York’s Long Island.

A 70-year-old man arrested Wednesday in the hit-and-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj’s father stopped briefly to ask the injured man if he was OK but didn’t call for help, police said.

On February 17, Charles Polevich turned himself in to authorities following the fatal February 12 hit-and-run that left Nicki Minaj‘s father, Robert Maraj, dead at the age of 64. Charles has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident with a fatality and tampering with evidence. Police have verbally confirmed to HollywoodLife that Charles was arrested on this charge in New York. Learn more about the man who has been charged in this horrific incident, and how Nicki Minaj and her beloved family are coping with the situation.

A man was arrested Wednesday in connection to the death of rapper Nicki Minaj’s father. The musician's father, Robert Maraj, was walking along a road in Mineola on Long Island at 6:15 p.m.

A driver has allegedly been arrested over the hit and run that killed Nicki Minaj's father.

Nicki Minaj's father, Robert Maraj, was killed in a hit-and-run, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Maraj, 64, was hit by a car that kept going in Mineola, Long Island at 6:15 p.m.