By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-01 23:40:18 | Updated at 2026-08-04 23:00:38
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Nicki Minaj rekindled her feud with Dr Anthony Fauci in a mocking video and series of blistering messages on X on Friday.
In a clip named Dear Diary, the rapper, 43, sat in near darkness and pretended to be the former White House COVID-19 advisor writing in a diary.
'Dear Diary, well, the press is hot for me,' Minaj began in a slow and measured voice. 'They say I'm hotter than Tyra Banks. Julia Roberts gasped when she saw how handsome I was. Brad Pitt played me on SNL.'
It wasn't widely known that Fauci kept a diary until Senate Homeland Security Committee chair Rand Paul published the 1,100 pages spanning December 2019 to December 2022 prior to the congressional hearing about the doctor's role in the pandemic.
Minaj, who previously had tough words for Gavin Newsom and Jay-Z, then turned on Fauci for the pandemic trauma she said he caused.
'Never mind that I set millions of children back years on their education. Never mind that the elderly are alone and afraid, dying by themselves,’ she said as part of her farcical diary.
Nicki Minaj - pictured in January - rekindled her feud with Dr Anthony Fauci in a mocking diary video and series of blistering messages on X on Friday
The rapper's stinging barbs came days after the former White House COVID-19 advisor's personal diary was released prior to his appearance at a tense congressional hearing
'Yeah, the press is hot for me. They're really hot for me. I'm coining terms like Fauci ouchy. I've got Bobbleheads. And if anyone asks questions, me and my gang ruins their lives.'
She added with a satirical note: 'I’m writing an autobiography. I think I'm going to call it Fauci ouchy!'
Minaj's scathing post also included her prediction that the physician-scientist and immunologist would someday need a feeding tube and lose his ability to speak, claiming that only then would he understand the pain caused by the pandemic, per Page Six.
'Feeding tubes will be his portion,' she wrote. 'He will lose the ability to speak & then & only then will he feel the collective pain & long term ramifications he caused to new borns, young children who are still trying to become acclimated into society & schools, traumatized pregnant women who couldn’t even have family in the delivery rooms & visits, the elderly who died alone & afraid.'
She went on: '…young ppl still struggling w/mental health, suicide, people turned away from hospitals at their most vulnerable moments, the trust that is now gone from innocent people toward their governments forever, billions of stolen money from hard working tax payers via con artists…'
'I've been struggling to find the humor in any of this. God bless everyone who made it to the other side. You're stronger than you thought. God is in control.'
In yet another post, she vented: 'They started telling yall to get a new booster shot every 5 to 10 business days like it was the new Jordans droppin?!?!!!!!!! That's when I knew. I went in my backyard & started building the Arc. Nicki's Arc. I know the Lord won't send another flood but still.'
Minaj's social media tirade came days after Fauci appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee during the volatile hearing on COVID-19.
Minaj took aim at Fauci's vanity-laced diary entries by saying: 'Dear Diary, well, the press is hot for me. They say I'm hotter than Tyra Banks. Julia Roberts gasped when she saw how handsome I was. Brad Pitt played me on SNL'
The Anaconda hitmaker has been very vocal about her dislike for Fauci and his pandemic-era policies; she is pictured in December 2025
Minaj has called herself President Donald Trump's 'number one fan'; she is seen on July 6 at a White House lunch where the POTUS gave a speech
Fauci refused to answer questions, invoking his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself more than 100 times.
In his opening remarks, Fauci accused lawmakers of trying to put him 'behind bars.'
The hearing followed the release of his personal diary by Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky.
The entries revealed his relationships, his frustrations in the political arena and his increasing celebrity-level fame.
In an entry dated May 13, 2020, Fauci reportedly wrote: 'Had a wonderful Instagram discussion organized by the ONE Campaign with Julia Roberts. She was absolutely fabulous.'
'She embarrassed me somewhat when I sat down in the chair and appeared on the screen through Zoom, she put her hands in front of her mouth and said "Oh my God. It’s Dr. Fauci, he is here."
'Then she went on to say that I was her personal hero and how happy she was to have this conversation with me,' he added.
Many of Minaj's followers were quick to commend her sharp barbs.
Fauci refused to answer questions during the volatile hearing and invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself more than 100 times
Actor Rob Schneider took to X to exclaim: 'Nicki is a rarity in show business, a real truth teller!!'
Others weren't so supportive, with one criticizing: 'We studied science. You sang songs. We aren't the same. Stay in [your] lane.'
'You attacking Dr. Fauci is beyond laughable,' another blasted the Anaconda hitmaker.
'You’ve… embarrassed yourself spreading baseless vaccine claims, and somehow convinced yourself that celebrity makes you an authority on public health. Fauci has 50+ years of science and public service behind him. You have scandals and a social media account.'
