Nicki Minaj Sparks Meek Mill Dating Rumors With Cozy Instagram Kiss Photo

Nicki Minaj Sparks Meek Mill Dating Rumors With Cozy Instagram Kiss Photo

Nicki Minaj Sparks Meek Mill Dating Rumors With Cozy Instagram Kiss Photo

Right by her side! Nicki Minaj shared a cozy photo with fellow rapper Meek Mill on Monday, Feb. 2. 

The "Anaconda" performer, 32, posted an image via Instagram of herself cuddling up to the Maybach Music Group performer as he kisses her on the cheek and embraces her.
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In the snuggly shot, Minaj wears an oversized plush blue coat with black detailing over a black top with distressed jeans. Wearing her dark hair sleekly pulled back and sporting chic winged eyeliner, she gives a slight smile as the "FYM" rapper gets affectionate with her.

Born Robert Rahmeek Williams, Meek Mill looks stylish in a pair of red pants paired with royal blue shoes, a white T-shirt, chains, and a black leather jacket. 

A photo posted by Nicki Minaj (@nickiminaj) on Feb 2, 2015 at 4:29pm PST

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While Minaj shared the intimate picture without a caption, fans quickly took the shot as proof that the two performers are dating. There was speculation for weeks that they were a couple, after Minaj shared earlier photos with Meek and the two were reportedly spotted holding hands earlier this week. 

Minaj, who worked with Meek on two tracks off of her recent album The Pinkprint, addressed the rumors in a radio interview this past December. 

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"We're friends," she said to Power 106 FM at the time of the Philadelphia-raised rapper. "We're friends, he's dope, shout-out to him." 

The rumors followed Minaj's earlier split from her longtime boyfriend Safaree Samuels. After dating for 11 years, the pair called it quits last year and the breakup inspired much of Minaj's latest album. She has yet to address Twitter's latest frenzy of her supposed coupling with Meek Mill.

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Patriots Coach Bill Belichick Under Fire for Kissing Daughter at Super Bowl

Photo by Matt Slocum/AP Photo

The field at University of Phoenix stadium was a sea of hugs and kisses Sunday night after the New England Patriots pulled off an incredible victory over the Seattle Seahawks. But one of those kisses has created quite a stir.

In the photo, 62-year-old Patriots coach Bill Belichick is kissing his 30-year-old daughter Amanda. In the split-second smooch, caught on camera by Associated Press photographer Matt Slocum, the two are puckering up in a manner that seems almost passionate, and of course the Twitter response came fast and furious. “I hate the Seahawks even more for giving that game away because it prompted Belichick making out with his daughter,” wrote @matty_bandziel. “Take a guess. Is this Bill Belichick’s wife or daughter? (HINT: It’s his daughter, and he’s a creep),” wrote @mflynn32.

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But others lauded the photo as a lovely display of family affection. “So sweet!” wrote @hicksheidi1. And @sophiamckeone writes, “Omg Bill Belichick obviously just pecked his daughter and that was a bad picture.”

The photo is sparking a conversation about whether or not the kiss was inappropriate, but experts agree that the social media firestorm is likely tainting a lovely moment. “I think this is a reach for scandal,” parenting expert and family physician Dr. Deborah Gilboa tells Yahoo Parenting. “Being able to show affection between adult parents and their adult kids is lovely, and it’s great if Bill Belichick has such a positive relationship with his daughter.”

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Family therapist Dr. Paul Hokemeyer agrees. “This was a moment of jubilation and joy and he is showing his affection for someone who is clearly very important to him,” Hokemeyer tells Yahoo Parenting. “It’s important that parents keep and maintain boundaries with their children, certainly, but in terms of expressing affection this feels within the realm of normal.”

Hokemeyer says kisses on the lips between adult parents and children are the norm in many cultures, and he suggests that in the U.S., it’s usually broken down by socio-economic lines. “People who are in the upper class are typically more reserved and kiss on the cheek or hug or shake hands,” he says. “They are not as demonstrative.”

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Some famous names are defending the photo, too. “Every time I saw my dad later in life I would meet him at the airport and he would kiss me on the lips,” Matt Lauer said on The Today Show Tuesday morning. “Every single time.”

Both Hokemeyer and Gilboa agree that a smooch between family, no matter how old, is nothing to get worked up about as long as they have healthy boundaries and relationships. “Let’s keep this in the context of their history and relationship, the event, and the joyous celebration,” Dr. Hokemeyer says. “It was an emotional moment – and this is one quick snapshot.” 

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