Nicki Minaj Apologizes for Postponed Concert After Arrest, Says Lawyers Will ‘Take It From Here’

Nicki Minaj has issued an apology to fans for postponing a concert in England on Saturday following her arrest.

Minaj shared a video on social media of herself being arrested by Dutch police officers for allegedly “carrying drugs.”

After “sitting in a jail cell for 5-6 hours,” Nicki was forced to cancel her latest stop on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour. She met with fans outside her hotel in Manchester to apologize for the postponed show.

“I love you, and I’m so sorry this happened tonight,” Minaj said.

In a subsequent post on Twitter, Minaj shed light on the situation. “Thank you to everyone who prayed for me today,” she wrote. “May God cover you & all that is connected to you. May you be blessed beyond your imagination.”

Minaj continued by accusing Dutch police of trying to prevent her from performing on Saturday. “That’s why they had to do the big song & dance b/c they knew I’d still find a way to perform even if it came down to my last 90 mins in the building which would have been until 1130pm,” she explained. “The building was willing to go past 11pm. So grateful to them for that.”

According to the ‘Pink Friday 2’ rapper, she also plans to take legal action against Amsterdam police, writing, “So they succeeded at their plan to not let me get on that stage tonight. I succeeded @ getting to the root of it all by recording them & posting everything in real time. I have sooooooooo much video evidence. You wouldn’t believe it if I told you. I’ll have the lawyers & GOD take it from here tho.”

The 41-year-old artist filmed her arrest and posted it on Instagram Live and was later released from police custody. Per TMZ, she was fined 350 Euros (around $380).

Read Minaj’s full apology in the tweet below:

Thank you to everyone who prayed for me today. May God cover you & all that is connected to you. May you be blessed beyond your imagination. Barbz, I’m @ the stock exchange hotel in #Manchester I arrived a little over an hour ago. After sitting in a jail cell for 5-6 hours, my plane still didn’t take off for another 20 mins once I boarded. The flight was 50 mins. 50 mins. That’s why they had to do the big song & dance b/c they knew I’d still find a way to perform even if it came down to my last 90 mins in the building which would have been until 1130pm. The building was willing to go past 11pm. So grateful to them for that. So they succeeded at their plan to not let me get on that stage tonight. I succeeded @ getting to the root of it all by recording them & posting everything in real time. I have sooooooooo much video evidence. You wouldn’t believe it if I told you. I’ll have the lawyers & GOD take it from here tho. Please please please accept my deepest & most sincere apologies. They sure did know exactly how to hurt me today but this too, shall pass. They’ve been doing this over & over & over & over & over again & I’ve tried so hard to not discuss it b/c you guys deserve to just get the good stuff. I hate involving you in anything that isn’t for entertainment purposes only. we will have another date for tonight’s show shortly & I’ll probably be able to share it tmrw. One July option & one June option is currently being discussed. 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. I’ll STILL be performing at the 2nd #Manchester show on the 30th. 5 days away. I’ll STILL be performing in #Birmingham tmrw ok Barbz Love you