Minaj in racist conflict with police following drug arrest
2 days ago
Ian Youngs, culture journalist
PA MediaDutch police say Nicki Minaj's race played no role in her drug arrest last weekend, and that it was "annoying that she pulled that card."
The American rapper was arrested over the weekend - last weekend at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport and fined after police said they found "dozens of joints". in her luggage."
She said her treatment had been "just disgusting", which she said was partly because she belonged to "a different confident breed." Meanwhile, her final concert in the city was canceled "due to the events of last week" , declared her promoter.
She was arrested on Saturday by the military police in Amsterdam, where she had started her European tour, before being sentenced to a fined and released.
The delay forced her to postpone that evening's performance in Manchester at the last minute.
'Disgusting' treatment
"Not being able to I arrived in Manchester, I don't know when was the last time I felt this level low, you know? she told fans on live-streaming platform Stationhead earlier this week.
"And not only that, but just knowing that something This thing is done to you on purpose. You're another confident breed, you know? They felt it, even though I was there. But you know what? There was a lady there - all the others were men - and I could tell she had a heart.
"But the treatment was everything just disgusting. And I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't wish that on anyone."
'Dozens of joints'
In response. , the spokesperson for the Dutch military police told the NOS television channel: "It's annoying if she experienced it like this.
"We arrested her when we found dozens of joints in her luggage. The lady was released four hours after her arrest in agreement with the prosecutor and after paying a fine.
"I think everything went very well . It's annoying that she pulled this card to find drugs.
"The arrest took place around 5:30 p.m., the release at 9:30 p.m. We stand for a professional organization that treats everyone equally, no matter what."
2 days ago
Ian Youngs, culture journalist
PA MediaDutch police say Nicki Minaj's race played no role in her drug arrest last weekend, and that it was "annoying that she pulled that card."
The American rapper was arrested over the weekend - last weekend at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport and fined after police said they found "dozens of joints". in her luggage."
She said her treatment had been "just disgusting", which she said was partly because she belonged to "a different confident breed." Meanwhile, her final concert in the city was canceled "due to the events of last week" , declared her promoter.
She was arrested on Saturday by the military police in Amsterdam, where she had started her European tour, before being sentenced to a fined and released.
The delay forced her to postpone that evening's performance in Manchester at the last minute.
'Disgusting' treatment
"Not being able to I arrived in Manchester, I don't know when was the last time I felt this level low, you know? she told fans on live-streaming platform Stationhead earlier this week.
"And not only that, but just knowing that something This thing is done to you on purpose. You're another confident breed, you know? They felt it, even though I was there. But you know what? There was a lady there - all the others were men - and I could tell she had a heart.
"But the treatment was everything just disgusting. And I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't wish that on anyone."
'Dozens of joints'
In response. , the spokesperson for the Dutch military police told the NOS television channel: "It's annoying if she experienced it like this.
"We arrested her when we found dozens of joints in her luggage. The lady was released four hours after her arrest in agreement with the prosecutor and after paying a fine.
"I think everything went very well . It's annoying that she pulled this card to find drugs.
"The arrest took place around 5:30 p.m., the release at 9:30 p.m. We stand for a professional organization that treats everyone equally, no matter what."
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