Colin Kaepernick’s Longtime Partner Nessa Diab Accuses Jay-Z & Roc Nation Of Sabotaging His Protest + Compares Their Tactics To Alleged Smear Campaign Against Nicki Minaj

July 16, 2025 by TJB Writer in Sports with 0 Comments

Colin Kaepernick’s Longtime Partner Nessa Diab Accuses Jay-Z & Roc Nation Of Sabotaging His Protest + Compares Their Tactics To Alleged Smear Campaign Against Nicki Minaj

Colin Kaepernick’s longtime partner, Nessa Diab, is drawing bold parallels between the NFL’s treatment of Kaepernick and Nicki Minaj’s recent claims about Jay-Z and Roc Nation.

In a lengthy tweet, Nessa referenced Minaj exposing alleged smear tactics, saying they mirrored how Jay-Z and Roc Nation undermined Kaepernick’s protest movement.

“@NICKIMINAJ exposing the smear campaign tactics that Jay-Z, Roc Nation, Desiree Perez did to her behind the scenes, is VERY similar to what I was told they did to @Kaepernick7,” Nessa wrote. “Jay purposely co-opted Colin’s protest by siding with the NFL to help ‘their image’ after they blackballed Colin for his protest.”

Nessa alleged Roc Nation accepted $5 million annually over five years from the NFL to “bury the growing protest” and reshape the narrative. She referenced Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez’s comments celebrating the shift from boycott to performance: “We love that everybody wants to be on the stage… We’ve come a long way.” Nessa also noted Perez received a pardon from Donald Trump, whose allies include many NFL owners.

“I still don’t watch that league or whoever is performing at whatever game they have playing,” Nessa concluded, doubling down with #stillwithkap and #FOREVER.