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Cardi B’s ‘ɾιval’: Nicki Minaj apologizes for delayed show after video emerges showing ɑrɾest
Cardi B’s ‘ɾιval’: Nicki Minaj apologizes for delayed show after video emerges showing ɑrɾestThe rapper Nicki Minaj apologized to fans in Manchester, England, for postponing a show scheduled in the city for Saturday night after footage posted to one of her social media accounts appeared to show her being arrested by Dutch authorities for drug possession.
Nicki Minaj, wearing a pink dress and veil, on a red carpet before an awards show in 2023.
The live Instagram video, captured by CNN and shared more broadly, is no longer available on Minaj’s account. It appears to show Minaj, who had performed Thursday in Amsterdam, being directed toward a van by law enforcement officers.
“You’re under arrest,” one of the officers says in the video, informing Minaj that she will be taken to the police station. When Minaj asks why, he responds, “because you’re carrying drugs.”
The video then shows Minaj denying the accusation and repeatedly requesting a lawyer before eventually stepping into the van. Another video posted to her Instagram account appears to show a man telling Minaj that her luggage will need to be searched.