Nicki Minaj spent several hours in jail after her arrest

Nicki Minaj spent between five and six hours in a prison cell after her arrest in the Netherlands.
The 41-year-old rapper was forced to cancel a gig at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on Saturday (25.05.24) after she was detained at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on suspicion of possession of soft drugs. Nicki subsequently vented her anger over the incident on social media.
The award-winning star wrote on X: “Thank you to everyone who prayed for me today. May God protect you and all that is connected to you. May you be blessed beyond your imagination.”
“Barbz, I'm at the Stock Exchange hotel in #Manchester. I arrived just over an hour ago.
“After sitting in a prison cell for 5-6 hours, my plane took off 20 minutes after boarding.
“The flight lasted 50 minutes. 50 minutes.
“That's why they had to make a big fuss, because they knew that I would still find a way to perform, even if it was my last 90 minutes in the building, which was until 11:30 p.m. The building was willing to stay past 11 p.m. I'm very grateful to them for that.
“So your plan to keep me out of the stage tonight worked. I managed to get to the bottom of it by recording it and releasing it all in real time. I have sooooooooo much video evidence. You wouldn't believe it if I told you.
“But I will ask the lawyers and GOD to take over from here on. (sic)”
Nicki, who captured part of the incident on video, apologized to her fans.
The rap star also suggested that she was deliberately targeted by the police.
She said: “Please, please, please accept my deepest and most sincere apologies.
“They knew exactly how to hurt me today, but this too shall pass.
“They've done this over and over and over and over and over and I've tried so hard not to talk about it because you guys deserve to only get the good stuff. I hate to get you involved in anything that's not just for entertainment purposes. (sic)”