MTO WORLD EXCLUSIVE: We Got Some EXTREMELY Juicy News About Nicki And Her EX-Safaree . . . They Have A 'DIVORCE' Pending In A MANHATTAN COURT!!!

Nicki Minaj and Safaree Samuels ARE MARRIED, sources close to the couple CONFIRMED with MediaTakeOut.com, but not for long.

Remember yesterday when Nicki was GOING OFF on Safaree, about a lawsuit. Well since then, TMZ, E! News, and all the other gossip sites have been LOOKING for the lawsuit - and they can't find it.

Well there's good reason for that. The lawsuit is filed UNDER SEAL in Manhattan Supreme Court, and it's a 'DIVORCE LAWSUIT'.

MediaTakeOut.com confirmed that thee is a divorce pending between a woman named Onika Tanya Maraj Samuels and man named Safaree Lloyd Samuels, in a Manhattan court. All details to the divorce are filed UNDER SEAL - that means NO ONE IN THE PRESS has access to the lawsuit - not even us. The court's website shows court dates for the divorce of 'Samuels vs Samuels' - which continue for the next few months.

We have NO IDEA how long Safaree and Nicki were married, or if they have a prenup but it MAKES SENSE NOW why Safaree could be alleging ABUSE against Nicki. You see, under New York law is a party to a divorce alleges abuse, the divorce moves quicker and the abused party gets preferential treatment.