Nicki Minaj's 2nd Amsterdam Tour Canceled After She's Arrested For Alleged Drug Possession

Lina PortmanMay 31, 2024

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It looks like Nicki Minaj won't be returning to Amsterdam for the second date of her Pink Friday 2 world tour.

On Friday, Dutch promoter Mojo announced on its website that Minaj's June 2 show at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome had been canceled. “Due to the events of the past week, Nicki Minaj's show on Sunday June 2 at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam will no longer take place,” the company's statement read. “Tickets will be refunded at point of sale. »

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On May 25, Minaj was arrested in Amsterdam after starting her tour when Dutch authorities claimed the rapper had marijuana in her luggage. Minaj documented the experience on social media, denying their claims. However, she was still placed in a holding cell of a police vehicle and had to postpone her show in Manchester, England that evening.

“I'm not carrying drugs,” Minaj said on Instagram Live at the time while speaking to a police officer. “I’m not going in there, I need a lawyer present.” I need a lawyer present now. Where am I going?” The policeman replied that she had to go to the police station and that they would work with her to get her to her next show in Manchester. “What am I doing? Oh, so I'm under arrest? Under arrest for what? she says.

Representatives for Minaj did not immediately respond. Varietyrequest for comments from the canceled date in Amsterdam.

Since the May 25 incident, Minaj has performed a postponed show in Manchester, in addition to dates in Birmingham, London and Glasgow. She will perform in Paris, France this weekend, before continuing to Germany and Poland.

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