Nicki Minaj has a theory on why she was arrested… But Amsterdam police ain’t buying into it!
25.05.2024 - 23:19 / deadline.com
Nicki Minaj‘s show in Manchester, England, was postponed after the singer was arrested at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on suspicion of carrying marijuana.
Minaj was scheduled to stop at the Co-op Live arena for her Pink Friday 2 World Tour. The Barbz were let into the venue, and later, a message from the loudspeakers confirmed that the concert would not occur.
“Despite Nicki’s best efforts to explore every possible avenue to make tonight’s show happen, the events of today have made it impossible,” read a statement shared on social media. “We are deeply disappointed by the inconvenience this has caused.”
The venue informed concertgoers their tickets would remain valid for the rescheduled performance “which will be announced” soon.
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According to a statement from the Dutch police to Sky News, Minaj was released from custody and would have to pay an undisclosed fine for “illegally exporting soft drugs from the Netherlands to another country.”
The rapper documented her detention on social media and shared, “They’ve been trying to stop me from coming to every show. 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.”
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In a follow-up post on X/Twitter, Minaj said, “now they said they found weed & that another group of ppl have to come here to weigh the pre-rolls. Keep in mind they took my bags without consent. My security has already advised them those pre-rolls belong to him.”
Minaj believed it was all an effort to stall her from performing in
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.
The decision to arrest Nicki Minaj in Amsterdam last weekend was not motivated by race, Dutch police have said, adding that it was “annoying she drew that card.”
Nicki Minaj will not be flying back to Amsterdam for perform a second show on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour.
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.
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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).
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).
Video footage has revealed the moment a group of Nicki Minaj fans started scrapping on the steps just minutes after the sell out Co-op Live gig was cancelled.
Fans are less than satisfied with Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour show in Amsterdam.
Nicki Minaj has posted a lengthy apology to her Amsterdam fans for canceling her show following her arrest in the Netherlands.
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.
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.
Nicki Minaj has released a lengthy statement following her arrival in England, hours after she was arrested in Amsterdam.
Dutch police have revealed more details around Nicki Minaj's dramatic arrest this weekend.
Nicki Minaj’s show at Manchester’s Co-Op Live tonight (May 25) was cancelled after she was arrested in Amsterdam earlier in the day.The rapper was due to take her ‘Pink Friday 2’ live show to the 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 livestreamed her own arrest this afternoon, as she appeared to be detained by Dutch police for allegedly “carrying drugs” while travelling between countries. The Dutch National Police Corps confirmed that she had been arrested, but that she had since been released.Doors at the Co-Op Live opened at 7pm, with Minaj due on stage an hour later.
Nicki Minaj’s Co-op Live Arena show has been postponed following her arrest in the Netherlands, the promoter has said.