Nicki Minaj was released from police custody on Saturday after being arrested in Amsterdam for suspicion of carrying drugs. The rapper was fined and allowed to “continue her journey,” police said in a translated post on X just before 4 p.m. ET.
Minaj, was heading to Manchester, England, from Amsterdam for a concert on her "Pink Friday 2 World Tour" which has had 34 consecutive sold out shows. Her Manchester concert was postponed, according to Live Nation UK. After her arrest at the airport.
According to Nicki Minaj she believed people were trying to “stop this tour” and were lying to her. “They took my luggage & when I asked where it is they said it’s on the plane. It couldn’t have been, I just pulled up,” she said. “I never gave them my bags. They’re refusing to let me see my own bags.” In another post, she wrote: “They’re being paid big money to try to sabotage my tour b/c soooooo many ppl are mad that it’s this successful & they can’t eat off me. They got caught stealing money from my travel/jets. Got fired. Got mad. Etc.” “This is how they plant things in your luggage,”. The police didn't say who the arrested person was, but when asked if it was Minaj, a spokesperson said they had "arrested a 41-year-old American woman at Schiphol Airport for having drugs. Minaj shared on X "After sitting in a jail cell for 5-6 hours, my plane still didn't take off for another 20 mins once I boarded," She ended up missing her show. Good news for her fans, Minaj promised to reschedule the canceled show in Amsterdam soon. And who knows, maybe this arrest will even inspire a new hit song from the "undisputed" Queen Of Rap.
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