*Nicki Minaj will play a key role in the trial concerning her father, Robert Maraj’s death.
Charles Polevich, the driver accused in the hit-and-run that led to Maraj’s death, has been granted permission by a New York judge to depose Minaj in connection with a $150 million wrongful death lawsuit, The Blast reports. The court’s decision allows Polevich to question the rapper about her childhood as part of his defense. The deposition is set to take place in California, following an October 8 hearing where the motion was approved.
We reported earlier that Polevich pleaded guilty in 2022 to leaving the scene of a suburban New York crash that killed Maraj. Polevich admitted to leaving the scene of the February 2021 accident that fatally injured Robert and tampering with evidence, according to Nassau County District Attorney spokesman Brendan Brosh.
An attorney for Polevich, Marc Gann, told CNN in a statement Sunday, “Mr. Polevich is extremely remorseful for any role he may have played in Mr. Maraj’s death. There are no allegations of substance use or abuse as causative of his conduct and it is our belief that a medical heart issue contributed to Mr. Polevich’s conduct.”
Maraj, 64, had been walking in Mineola, Long Island, in the evening when he was “struck by a northbound, undescribed, vehicle that left the scene of the accident,” the Nassau County Police Department said in February 2021. Maraj later died at the hospital.
Nassau Police Homicide Detective Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick previously told CNN that after the incident, Polevich altered and hid his white Volvo station wagon in an attempt to hide it from police. Through security footage, police were able to track the car back to the suspect’s house, he said.
“He’s absolutely aware of what happened,” Fitzpatrick said. “He got out of the car and he looked at the deceased, got into his car and made the conscious decision to leave. Instead of dialing 911, instead of calling an ambulance for the man, he went and went home and secreted his vehicle.”
Carol Maraj, the victim’s widow and mother to Nicki Minaj, filed a $150 million civil lawsuit against Polevich a month after his death. That lawsuit is pending, according to online court records.
Per The Blast, Carol, through her attorney, argued that her famous daughter is not a party to the lawsuit “and to have her testify as to musical lyrics, which could be completely made up, false, and taken out of context, was a waste of time and borderline harassment for the family.”
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