R&B singer/songwriter Ari Lennox was arrested on November 29 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, due to a racial profiling incident.
In a series of tweets from the moment she described her emotions after allegedly experiencing racism shortly after landing in Amsterdam.
Hi Amsterdam
— Ari Lennox (@AriLennox) November 29, 2021
Fuck Amsterdam security. They hate black people.
— Ari Lennox (@AriLennox) November 29, 2021
I just want to go home. I’ll never leave my house again.
— Ari Lennox (@AriLennox) November 29, 2021
They’re arresting me
— Ari Lennox (@AriLennox) November 29, 2021
I’m being arrested in Amsterdam for reacting to a woman racially profiling me
— Ari Lennox (@AriLennox) November 29, 2021
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At 4:16 ET, Lennox tweeted, “F*** Amsterdam security. They hate black people.” Twenty minutes after that, she tweeted, “They’re arresting me,” and then “I’m being arrested in Amsterdam for reacting to a woman racially profiling me.”
In a tweet that has since been deleted, Lennox said, “F*** Amsterdam, f*** KLM,” KLM is a Netherlands-based airline in which she was presumably on the day of the incident.
In another deleted tweet, she continued to share her sentiments on the racist attitude she had allegedly experienced, saying, “Racism. Wow, Amsterdam, I’m horrified. I was so happy to travel and this evil woman… I’ve never experienced racism so blatant.”
Ari hated Amsterdam in just 6 minutes of being there 😹😹💔 pic.twitter.com/S91n5P5fkL
— – (@sonftheearth) November 29, 2021
The incident took place soon after the airing of her Soul Train Awards performance on Sunday, where she was seen sharing the stage alongside Summer Walker. At the event, Lennox also performed her latest hit, “Pressure.” Soon after the performance, she tweeted that she was jetting off.
