A coronavirus briefing in Britain took an unexpected turn when the country's buttoned-up chief medical officer and prime minister found themselves talking about Nicki Minaj.
"There are a number of myths that fly around, some of which are just clearly ridiculous," he told reporters.Instead, he said he was encouraged that most people were ignoring myths and getting jabbed, and hit out anyone knowingly"peddling untruths".Classically educated Johnson, 57, who regularly peppers his speeches with Latin, stuttered that he was"not as familiar with the works of Nicki Minaj as I probably should be".
The straight-talking Minaj later sent Johnson a voice message, in an English accent, claiming she was born in Britain and went to university with Margaret Thatcher -- both untrue.
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