Nicki Minaj has a theory on why she was arrested… But Amsterdam police ain’t buying into it!
26.05.2024 - 14:35 / nypost.com
an X post Saturday night. The “Barbie World” singer wrote that she’d just arrived at her hotel after spending six hours in an Amsterdam jail.Minaj had been taken into police custody at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Saturday morning on suspicion of “exporting soft drugs” with the lyricist confirming that they’d found marijuana in her luggage.
The singer, who filmed her arrest and posted it on Instagram Live, was released from police custody that evening after paying a fine of 350 Euros (around $380), TMZ reported.Due to her detainment, Minaj was forced to cancel her “Pink Friday 2” show in Manchester that evening despite the venue’s efforts to postpone the concert for later that night.In the latest X post, the “Roman Holiday” singer blamed Amsterdam officials for nixing the concert. “They succeeded at their plan to not let me get on that stage tonight,” she said.
“I succeeded @ getting to the root of it all by recording them & posting everything in real time.” Minaj added that she plans to take legal action against the Amsterdam authorities, writing: “I have sooooooooo much video evidence. You wouldn’t believe it if I told you.
I’ll have the lawyers & GOD take it from here tho.”The content of the proposed lawsuit is yet unclear, however, Minaj claimed on X that the police took her bags without her “consent,” adding that the weed belonged to one of her security guards.The lyricist also pledged to reschedule the canceled concert, which she says could go down in June or July. She added there would be an added bonus for ticket holders for the scrapped show, but did not specify what it would be.Tonight’s show in Birmingham and the Manchester concert on May 30 will still go down as scheduled, per the post.
.Nicki Minaj has a theory on why she was arrested… But Amsterdam police ain’t buying into it!
website. “Tickets will be refunded at the point of sale.”Last weekend, Minaj was arrested by Dutch authorities after allegedly attempting to fly out of Amsterdam with marijuana joints in her bag.
Nicki Minaj’s latest concert in Amsterdam has been axed, nearly a week after she was arrested on suspicion of trying to export drugs.The rapper performed in the Dutch city on Thursday night (May 23) as the first date of her UK and European tour. However, as she went to travel to the show in Manchester she was detained on suspicion of “carrying drugs”.She shared footage of the arrest as part of an Instagram livestream, and filmed what appeared to be a group of Dutch police officers arresting her and asking her to enter a police vehicle so they could take her to the station.In the post she is heard immediately denying all accusations, and repeatedly saying that she is not going anywhere without the presence of a lawyer.
Ellise Shafer It looks like Nicki Minaj won’t be returning to Amsterdam for the city’s second date on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour. On Friday, Dutch promoter Mojo announced on its website that Minaj’s June 2 show at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome had been canceled. “Due to the events of last week, the Nicki Minaj show on Sunday, 2nd June at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam will no longer be taking place,” the company’s statement reads.
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Nicki Minaj baffled fans by asking for a moment of silence for Princess Diana during a show in Birmingham, who she called a “dear friend”.At the first UK date of her ‘Pink Friday 2’ world tour on Sunday (May 26), Minaj handed the mic to various fans in the crowd to tell her where they came from. One group of fans had come from Wales, which led her to launch into the tribute, made all the more unexpected by the fact that Minaj was only 14 years old when the Princess of Wales was killed in a car accident in 1997.“Wales,” she said, putting on an upper-class English accent.
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was killed at age 36 in a car crash while being chased by paparazzi in 1997.During the concert, Minaj asked fans where they were from and one person said Wales. Then, Minaj put on a British accent and talked about Diana to the crowd.“Wales – it always reminds me of a dear friend of mine, well she’s not here anymore, but the Princess of Wales,” Minaj said, as the audience cheered.“Let’s have a moment of silence for her,” the rapper added.After the crowd briefly got quiet, Minaj carried on with her concert. Minaj has a song called “Princess Diana” with Ice Spice that came out in 2023.However, the rapper’s random tribute to Diana at her concert sparked a big social media reaction from fans who were extremely confused by the moment in question.
Nicki Minaj has confirmed a date for her rescheduled Manchester concert at Co-Op Live, which was postponed at the eleventh hour over the weekend after she was arrested in Amsterdam.Earlier today (May 28), Minaj tweeted that next Monday, June 3 is the new date for her Manchester concert, which was originally set to take place on Saturday, May 25.“OK guys, I was JUST RE-ADVISED that we actually CAN NOT do any other date for the make up #gagcityMANCHESTER date besides JUNE 3rd,” she wrote on Twitter/X.“So JUNE 3rd is the new official date for all ticket holders who originally had tickets to the MAY 25th #Manchester show. I apologize for all the inconvenience this has caused.
Nicki Minaj has teased a possible date for her to return to Manchester after her arrest in Amsterdam caused her sell out Co-op Live gig to be cancelled on Saturday night (May 25).
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Nicki Minaj has broken her silence on when a new date for her Manchester concert will be announced after her sold-out gig at Co-op Live was cancelled at the last minute on Saturday night (May 25).
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Nicki Minaj has posted a lengthy apology to her Amsterdam fans for canceling her show following her arrest in the Netherlands.
This was the moment Nicki Minaj met hundreds of her most devoted fans in Manchester at the end of a dramatic evening. The US star had been due to perform in front of a sell-out crowd at Co-op Live last night (May 25).
Nicki Minaj has apologised to fans for having to postpone her show in Manchester last night (May 25), saying she spent “5-6 hours” in a Dutch jail cell earlier in the day.The rapper was due to take her ‘Pink Friday 2’ live show to the city’s Co-Op Live venue as part of her ongoing UK and European tour, but she was unable to make it to the gig after the events in the Netherlands.Minaj had livestreamed her own arrest in the afternoon, as she appeared to be detained by Dutch police for allegedly “carrying drugs” while travelling between countries. The Dutch National Police Corps later confirmed she had been arrested.As doors opened at Co-Op Live at 7pm, it was unclear whether Minaj would be able to make it on time, but the announcement finally came at around 9:30pm that she would not be performing.Minaj then posted on social media in the early hours of Sunday morning (May 26) to apologise and update fans on the current situation. “Thank you to everyone who prayed for me today,” she began.