Nicki Minaj participates in the World Premiere of “Barbie” at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on July 9, 2023 in Los Angeles. Rodin Eckenroth/ WireImage
Nicki Minaj was relatively jailed in Amsterdam on Saturday (May 25) while on her means to carry out a show in the United Kingdom.
The “Super Bass” rap artist caught the case in an Instagram Live video clip that was later on reposted by her fans on social media sites. In the clip, an Amsterdam authorities is listened to claiming he wishes to take Minaj right into guardianship for “carrying drugs,” in spite of her case that she was not holding any kind of contraband.
“I’m not going in there. I need a lawyer present,” Minaj, 41, responds to the authorities, that continuously ask her to enter a lorry and quit taping.
Minaj was set up to carry out at Manchester’s Co-Op Live on Saturday evening as component of her Pink Friday 2Tour Another police officer in the video clip is listened to referencing the performance, claiming authorities would certainly “try to get [her] there” asap.
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“Oh, so I’m under arrest?” she asks as the authorities, that reacts with, “Yes.” He really did not supply any kind of additional description.
The clip finishes with Minaj willingly entering the paddy wagon.
It was unclear at press time if Minaj had actually been scheduled at a police headquarters. A representative for Royal Netherlands Marechaussee armed forces authorities told TMZ that an American lady had actually been jailed for having “soft drugs,” however decreased to recognize the specific by name or the certain kind of claimed medications.
Billboard has actually connected to Minaj’s agents for remark.
The “Super Freaky Girl” rap artist shared another video on Saturday that seems an airport terminal authorities informing her that authorities require to browse her bags.
“Now they said they found weed & that another group of ppl have to come here to weigh the pre-rolls,” Minaj wrote on X (previously Twitter), later on keeping in mind that her airplane was being postponed a pair hours.
“Keep in mind they took my bags without consent,” she included, mentioning that cannabis is lawful inAmsterdam “My security has already advised them those pre-rolls belong to him. Oh yea & the pilot wants me to take my ig post down.”
On Instagram, the rap artist recommended that her Pink Friday 2 excursion was being “sabotaged.” “They’ve been trying to stop me from coming to every show,” shewrote “They took my bags before I could see them. Put it on the plane. Now saying they’re waiting on customs. This is what it looks like when ppl are paid big money to try to sabotage a tour after all else failed. Everything they’ve done is illegal.”
The case triggered the Barbz to share their annoyance on social media sites, leading to the hashtag “#FREENICKI” trending on X.
See Minaj’s blog post on Instagram listed below.
