American rapper Nicki Minaj canceled a show in Manchester, England, on Saturday, May 25, after reporting that she was detained by police at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on accusations of possession of soft drugs.
Minaj, who filmed herself being interrogated, described that she was detained when she was about to board a plane for a concert of her ‘Pink Friday 2 World Tour’ in Manchester (United Kingdom) because the authorities told her that they had found marijuana in her luggage and had to be weighed.
The artist, originally from Trinidad and Tobago and whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, stressed in a live Instagram video to an agent that she was not carrying any drugs, but he responded that she was going to be arrested and taken to a police station. to be processed.
The 41-year-old singer’s video also previously captured authorities telling her it was necessary to search her luggage where the marijuana was allegedly discovered.
During the verbal exchange, Minaj alleged that airport security asked her to make a “statement without any attorney present.”
In her last publication, the artist stated that she had to “go 5 minutes to make a statement” to the Police station.
Authorities later announced that she had been fined and then released.
“I told them: It’s to try to make me late, so you can write negative stories. Jealousy is a disease. You already know the rest,” Minaj later stated.
In addition, the Netherlands Police confirmed to the American network NBC that Minaj was “arrested at Schiphol airport for possession of soft drugs.” Cannabis is illegal in this country, but recreational use is tolerated.
The author of hits like ‘Super Freaky Girl’ and ‘Anaconda’, and nominated 12 times for the prestigious Grammy Awards, was scheduled to perform at the Co-op Live stadium in Manchester on Saturday night, but canceled the presentation due to this incident. .
“Despite Nicki’s best efforts to explore every possible avenue for tonight’s show to go ahead, today’s events have made this impossible,” Manchester venue Co-op Live said in a post on X.
Source: Agencies
