Nicki Minaj Pays Big in Alleged Drug Case After Arrest; Pink Friday 2 UK tour canceled

Nicki Minaj's highly anticipated Pink Friday 2 tour in Manchester, England, hit a snag this weekend. This comes after the rapper was briefly detained by authorities in Amsterdam for allegedly carrying drugs in his bag, just hours before his planned concert. Organizers later released a statement clarifying details of the postponed show, emphasizing that Minaj had tried her best to resume but failed due to the “impossible” situation.

Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2 UK tour canceled

“Despite Nicki's best efforts to explore every possible avenue for tonight's show to take place, today's events have made that impossible,” Co-op Live Arena's statement released, leaving fans disappointed and eager for updates on the rescheduled date. “We are deeply disappointed by the inconvenience this has caused. » Read further. The Pink Friday tour was one of the most anticipated concerts in the UK, the rescheduled date has not yet been announced. According to the organizers, tickets for the concert will also remain valid for the postponed date.

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Nicki Minaj arrested and fined for alleged drug possession

Nicki Minaj has reportedly been fined heavily after being briefly taken into custody by authorities in Amsterdam on suspicion of drug trafficking. The incident took place at Schiphol Airport. “We have just released a 41-year-old American woman who we arrested this afternoon at Schiphol, suspected of exporting soft drugs,” confirmed the Dutch authorities.

The American rapper and songwriter was reportedly charged with hefty fines before the show was officially canceled. During a pre-concert livestream, the Pink Friday crooner can be seen approached by police who ask her to stop the show and cooperate with the investigation. “After consultation with the public prosecutor, the suspect was fined and can continue her journey,” authorities confirmed on X. However, the exact amount of the fine was not disclosed.

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Before her arrest, Minaj was seen taking several photos of the incident at the airport and then sharing them in pieces on her social media. When authorities asked her to cooperate during the bag check, the 41-year-old replied: “But isn't that what you planned to do from the start?” Why didn't you search him before he left on the plane? She then claimed that they were deliberately trying to stop her tour while lying to her and even said, “They're getting paid a lot of money to try to sabotage my tour because so many people are mad that it's such a success.” and they can't eat me. They were caught stealing money from my trips/jets. Got fired. I became crazy. Etc.”