Female rapper arrested at airport on suspicion of carrying illegal drugs, forcing postponement of UK show

According to CNN, on May 25 (local time), in a video broadcast live on Instagram, Nicki Minaj filmed herself talking to police at Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam, Netherlands).

Nicki Minaj had an accident right before the show on May 25.

In the video, Minaj is seen being stopped by airport security, who says they need to thoroughly search her bag because they suspect she is carrying illegal substances. She is then asked to get into a police car without her lawyer.

Nicki Minaj vehemently denied possessing marijuana, but she was told she still had to go to the police station. In the clip, security guards tell her she will be able to get a lawyer at the police station.

When the rapper worried about not making it to a show in Manchester, England, an officer assured her that someone would try to get her there as soon as possible.

CNN has reached out to Amsterdam authorities for information about Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (Minaj's real name). Local authorities said they arrested a 41-year-old American woman on suspicion of marijuana possession at Schiphol Airport. After being detained and questioned at a police station, she was released and paid a fine.

On social network X, Nicki Minaj complained about the incident and claimed that someone was trying to sabotage her tour. One of the people suspected was the rapper's former manager.

"They were paid a lot of money to sabotage the tour, because it was such a huge success that it drove a lot of people crazy. They were caught skimming money from the plane tickets. Every time I had to get on another flight. I fired my manager because I found out he overstated the cost of the jet by $30,000-$50,000 (VND 764 million - VND 1.27 billion) and pocketed it. I also recently fired another tour manager for doing the same thing. He went crazy. Their goal was to make me late and pocket $40,000 (VND 1 billion)," the singer said.

Nicki Minaj suspects someone intentionally wanted to ruin her performance.

Minaj is currently on her "Pink Friday 2 World Tour" to promote her latest album, which was released late last year. The singer was scheduled to perform in Manchester, England on the evening of May 25. However, due to the aforementioned incident, the performance has now been postponed.

On her personal page, Minaj informed: "After sitting in the detention room for 5-6 hours, I had to wait 20 minutes for my flight to take off. The flight was 50 minutes from Amsterdam to England. Please accept my deepest and most sincere apology. They definitely knew exactly how to hurt me today but this too shall pass."

The rapper said she will make up for the cancelled show, which is scheduled for June or July. She will still be performing at the upcoming shows in Manchester and Birmingham.

"I will find a way to not only make up for the show but also have a gift for everyone who has tickets to the show. Promise," Minaj said.

Nicki Minaj is a rapper, songwriter, model, and actress, born in 1982 in the United States. She is the only female rapper to have made Forbes' list of "20 Highest-Earning Hip Hop Artists" from 2011-2014.

Throughout her career, Nicki's music products have always attracted a large audience with her impressive rap style, fast tempo but no less exciting. She is known as the "Queen of Rap" and has influence all over the world.

Some of the hits associated with the female rapper's name include: "Anaconda", "Starships", "Super Bass", "Bang Bang"...

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