"Everything They’ve Done Is Illegal": Nicki Minaj Speaks Out After Being Arrested In Amsterdam

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It sure seems like Nicki Minaj was just arrested in Amsterdam.

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Nicki posted a video to Instagram earlier today, along with a subsequent IG Live session that circulated on social media, suggesting she'd been arrested by police at the Dutch city's Schiphol Airport in the midst of traveling for her Pink Friday 2 World Tour.

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"They’ve been trying to stop me from coming to every show," she wrote in an IG caption. "They took my bags before I could see them. Put it on the plane. Now saying they’re waiting on customs."

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"This is what it looks like when ppl are paid big money to try to sabotage a tour after all else failed. Everything they’ve done is illegal."

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In a series of follow-up tweets, Nicki seemingly suggested that she was arrested for possession of cannabis — although she suggested that her security was responsible for the alleged possession.

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"Now they said they found weed & that another group of ppl have to come here to weigh the pre-rolls. Keep in mind they took my bags without consent," she claimed, before further alleging that the "pilot" asked her to take her Instagram post down as well.

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"This is Amsterdam btw, where weed is legal," she added.

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A few celebrities showed their support in her original IG post as well:

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Instagram post by atljacob from 4 hours ago: "Should tell them 'I'm Nicki Minaj Nicki Lewinsky Nicki the Ninja .. etc'"
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A spokesperson for the Netherlands police told NBC News that they had "arrested a 41-year-old American woman at Schiphol Airport because of possession of soft drugs."

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We've reached out to Nicki's reps for further comment and will let you know if we hear anything back.