Nicki Minaj has been arrested in Amsterdam, amid allegations she was detained as a result of she was “carrying medication.”
The rap star, who was scheduled to fly to Manchester, England on Saturday, Could 25, for the following cease of her Pink Friday 2 Tour, left. Meanwhile, go live on Instagram He spoke to followers about this arrest.
© Kevin WinterWhy was Nicki Minaj arrested?
within the video, Shared by fans on X, Nikki requested the police officer why she was being taken to the police station, to which he replied, “You’re carrying medication”.
She replied, “I'm not carrying medication.” She added, “I'm not going there, I want a lawyer proper now.”
The 41-year-old additional mentioned, “The place am I going? I don't know the place I’m going, what’s the handle?”
The officer mentioned, “We'll take you to the following present,” to which Nicki replied, “You're speaking about my present? What about this one?”
One other man then confirmed they might assist her “attempt to get to the following present”, and Nicki then requested “What am I doing?” and the officer mentioned: “You're beneath arrest”.
© Kevin MazurThe place was Nicki Minaj arrested?
“Oh, so I'm beneath arrest? Below arrest for what?” Nikki mentioned, earlier than officers informed her to cease filming. “No, I want a lawyer, I don't know the place I'm going,” she repeated, earlier than she was informed a member of her entourage may accompany her within the car to the police station.
The incident occurred on the morning of Saturday, Could 25, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Nikki had earlier posted a video on X wherein a person was telling her that they must examine all her belongings.
“The police officer informed me we must always take off all the baggage and search every part, all the baggage, I'm so sorry,” he mentioned. “However why didn't you search it earlier than boarding the airplane?” the mom of one of many youngsters mentioned. “Since you made a video of it… she doesn't consider you’ve gotten greater than you're saying,” the person added.
Nikki, who remained calm and well mannered all through the dialog, defined the circumstances.
Why did Nicki Minaj consider she was arrested?
“They’re doing every part they’ll to cease this tour,” she tweeted, including: “They took my baggage and after I requested the place it was they mentioned it was on the airplane. That may't be, I simply acquired there.”
“That is how they put issues in your baggage,” Nikki alleged, then wrote, “That is Amsterdam, the place marijuana is authorized.”
“Now they've mentioned they discovered marijuana and one other group of individuals have to come back in right here to weigh the pre-rolls. Take into account they took my baggage with out my consent. My safety has already informed them these pre-rolls are theirs. Oh yeah and the pilot desires me to take down my IG submit,” she added.
Nicki additionally steered that this was an try to forestall her from performing as a result of “they're being paid some huge cash to make my tour fail as a result of lots of people are pissed that it's so profitable they usually can't eat meals off of me. They acquired caught stealing cash from my journey/jet. They acquired fired from their jobs. They acquired pissed off. And so on.”
The rapper claimed he “came upon [that] for years [they] They had been spending 30-50 thousand further on my jet and pocketing it,” and alleged that they’d even fired a tour supervisor for a similar cause, including, “Their aim is to make me late and pocket the 40 thousand.”
Is Nicki Minaj performing in Manchester?
His final tweet was despatched simply earlier than 4pm UK time, and Co-op Reside, the venue he was as a result of carry out at, has informed followers that doorways will now open at 7pm. Nevertheless the doorways nonetheless weren't open till 7.40pm native time.
Amsterdam police mentioned in an announcement that they “can’t present details about individuals over the age of 18 as a result of information privateness legal guidelines. Due to this fact, we can’t verify something.”
HELLO! has contacted Nicki's representatives for remark.
Reside Nation has but to remark.
