Reuters
Ari Lennox, 30, was arrested at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport this Monday (29). Dutch police say she was detained for disturbing public order. Earlier, the American R&B singer accused an airline employee of racial discrimination.
“I’m being arrested in Amsterdam for reacting to a woman who categorized me by race,” Lennox wrote on Twitter Monday morning after a tweet in which he accused “Amsterdam security” of hating black people.
Dutch military police, who are responsible for security at Schiphol Airport, said the singer was detained for her aggressive behavior towards an airline employee and for being drunk in public.
“Our unit found an emotionally charged woman who didn’t want to settle down,” said spokeswoman Robert van Kapel. “That’s why she had to be taken into custody.”
As of Monday afternoon, it was still unclear how long Lennox would remain in custody, Van Kapel said, as police are investigating allegations of possible threats made by the artist during the incident.
Lennox, whose real name is Courtney Shanade Salter, is known for “Shea Butter Baby,” a 2019 song that has already had nearly 114 million streams on Spotify.
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