Nicki Minaj ran into some trouble over the past weekend that resulted in her detainment by the authorities in Amsterdam and the cancellation of a stop on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour.
According to Hypebeast, Minaj was on her way to her Manchester show when she was detained by a policeman who claimed she was in possession of marijuana, which the “Barbie World” rapper vehemently denied. Nicki posted video footage of the interaction between her and the unnamed officer on Instagram.
“I’m not carrying drugs. I’m not going in there. I need a lawyer present. I need a lawyer present now. Where am I going?” Minaj can be heard asking the officer. “What am I doing? Oh, so I’m under arrest? Under arrest for what?”
It’s unclear what happened directly after the recorded back-and-forth with the officer, but the incident did upend Minaj’s scheduled performance, and now she’s claiming the Amsterdam authorities engaged in an intentional “sabotage” of her tour. She also became somewhat of a celebrity cliché by claiming the marijuana actually belonged to her security. (I mean, it could be true, just sayin’ it’s a convenient out.)
From HB:
Her Manchester performance was later canceled 1.5 hours after the official start time and was postponed. After she was able to leave, Minaj took to X to claim that the events were due to “sabotage.” The police in Amsterdam claimed to have found marijuana in her bag which she claims was one of her security guards. She 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. Oh yea & the pilot wants me to take my ig post down.”
The artist is currently out of detainment and has continued on her tour through Europe which ends in July.
Actually, Nicki went into full conspiracy mode, claiming that someone, presumably the authorities…
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