American rapper Nicki Minaj has apologized to her fans after she was briefly arrested in the Netherlands for soft drug possession.
She postponed her UK show after she was stopped by Dutch authorities on allegations she was carrying drugs.
“I love you and I’m so sorry this happened tonight,” Minaj said in a video posted on social media, as footage of her arrest flooded social media.
Minaj had earlier revealed the name of her Manchester hotel in a post on X, and invited fans to see her. “I’m going on the balcony so if you’re outside I’ll be able to see you & I may come downstairs. I’ll be out there for about an hour. Rlly (really) wanted to at least get to see you,” she said.
She was later released by the authorities, but the show was unable to go on.
In a statement published by both Live Nation and the concert’s venue Co-op Live, organizers said they were “deeply disappointed” by the inconvenience caused.
“Despite Nicki’s best efforts to explore every possible avenue to make tonight’s show happen, the events of today have made it impossible,” the statement, published on Saturday evening, said.
Minaj is currently on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour in support of her latest album, released late last year.
Minaj performed in Amsterdam on Thursday night, and is set to perform in Birmingham, UK, Sunday night.
Another Nicki Minaj concert is scheduled at the Co-op Live, Manchester, for Thursday, May 30.
