Nicki Minaj was arrested at Netherlands airport hours before Co-op Live show in Manchester but the US rapper was released from custody just before 9pm on Saturday and she will have to pay an undisclosed fine for “illegally exporting soft drugs from the Netherlands to another country”, Dutch police told Sky News.
The news outlet said Nicki Minaj’s concert tonight at the Co-op Live in Manchester, attended by thousands of fans, has been postponed at the last minute after she was arrested hours earlier in the Netherlands.
The American rapper was held at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on suspicion of possession of soft drugs.
And fans had been let into the Manchester venue in the evening despite the star’s detention.
A post on the arena’s X account said shortly after 5.15pm: “Please note that general admission and premium doors for tonight’s Nicki Minaj show will now open at 19:00.”
Despite her release, she was not able to make it to Manchester and the gig will be moved to a later date with a statement from promoters Live Nation saying: “Tickets will remain valid for the rescheduled performance which will be announced ASAP.”
