A concert by American rapper Nicki Minaj in Britain was called off at the last minute Saturday night, after the superstar was detained at Amsterdam's main airport on suspicion of possessing soft drugs in an incident she partly live-streamed on social media.
In this file photo taken on August 27, 2017 Nicki Minaj performs onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards 2017, In Inglewood, California. Nicki Minaj on September 5, 2019, surprised fans by announcing her retirement from rap, saying she was going to focus on family.
Police confirmed to AFP that they had detained a 41-year-old American woman on suspicion of trying to export soft drugs to another country but declined to say directly that it was Minaj, as per their usual policy. "I'll find a way to not only make up the date with the performance but I'm going to create an added bonus for everyone that had a tkt for this show. Promise," she wrote.
The consumption of small quantities of cannabis is technically illegal but police choose not to enforce the law as part of a "tolerance" policy in place since the 1970s.Minaj suggested in a series of social media posts that the arrest in Amsterdam was part of a plot to sabotage her tour."They've been trying to stop me from coming to every show," she said in an Instagram post that did not specify who was attempting to thwart her.
Known for a bold sartorial style that includes neon costumes and wigs, Minaj — whose hits include "Starships," "Bang Bang" and "Anaconda" — is considered one of rap's most influential female artists.
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