Nicki Minaj pulls out of MTV Video Music Awards performance

Nicki Minaj has said she has pulled out of a performance at the MTV Video Music Awards (PA)

Nicki Minaj has said she has pulled out of a performance at the MTV Video Music Awards.

The superstar rapper, who had not been formally unveiled as taking to the stage at the ceremony in New York, revealed the news on Twitter, promising to explain why at a later date.