Nicki Minaj has a theory on why she was arrested… But Amsterdam police ain’t buying into it!
25.05.2024 - 15:47 / justjared.com
Nicki Minaj is sharing evidence of what she said is an attempt to “sabotage” her Pink Friday 2 Tour.
The 41-year-old “Super Freaky Girl” rapper took to social media on Saturday (May 25) to share a video seemingly taken outside an Amsterdam airport as she attempts to travel to Manchester for her next show.
In the clip a man is telling her that they need to perform a thorough search of her bags as Nicki questions why it is necessary. She alleged that this is an attempt to delay her so that she missed her show and seemingly blamed past management who she accused of pocketing money from her jet bookings.
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As Nicki questioned the man, he said that police performed “a random quick check” of her bags but wanted to take a closer look for two reasons. He said that the officer did not appreciate that Nicki filmed him. Additionally, the man said that the officer “doesn’t believe you that you don’t have more with you than you say.”
It’s not clear what he’s referring to. However, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), Nicki referenced weed being legal in Amsterdam, raising questions about if the search was for marijuana.
“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,” she wrote in the accompanying caption on Instagram.
On X, she expanded on the situation, saying, “They’ve been trying everything they possible can to TRY to stop this tour.”
Nicki alleged that customs was “refusing to let me see my own bags” and hinted that there were attempts to “plant
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.”
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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 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.
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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‘s show in Manchester, England, was postponed after the singer was arrested at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on suspicion of carrying marijuana.
Dutch police have revealed more details around Nicki Minaj's dramatic arrest this weekend.