American rapper Killer Mike was arrested by police on the sidelines of the Grammy Awards on Sunday. He had just won three awards at this equivalent of the music Oscars.
A video posted on social media shows him handcuffed and escorted by agents through the corridors of the Crypto Arena, where the ceremony takes place. According to the Hollywood Reporter, which cites a member of stadium security, the rapper was arrested for a matter that had nothing to do with the event.
Contacted by AFP, the Los Angeles police did not respond immediately. Killer Mike won three Grammys, including best rap album for his opus ‘Michael’, during the pre-ceremony on Sunday afternoon, where many trophies are presented before the main evening.
‘I consciously tried to make the best album in the world,’ he told the press after his victory. With this record, he wanted to ‘tell the story of a young black boy growing up in west Atlanta, so that the world could see that our story is not about victimization and defeat, but that we can win, prosper and flourish,’ he added.
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