Nicki Minaj Becomes the Bride of C-3PO in New Fragrance Ad

Singer bathes in her own robot blood

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Perfume ads are often total nonsense, especially when they're for celebrity fragrances. So, it's no surprise that Nicki Minaj has tweeted out a baffling new commercial for her first signature scent, Pink Friday. It opens on Minaj writhing in a garden of black roses. She pricks her finger on one, and bleeds a drop of pink blood that sweeps through the scene, turning the roses pink and her skin golden until she looks like the bride of C-3PO.

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