Ari Lennox claims she was racially profiled before arrest at Amsterdam airport

Ari Lennox was arrested at an Amsterdam airport on Monday for “disturbing public order” after the R&B singer accused airline staff of racial discrimination.

The Dutch military police claimed that Lennox, who was allegedly drunk in public and abusive towards an airline employee, was arrested at Amsterdam Schiphol airport.

“I’m being arrested in Amsterdam for reacting to a woman racially profiling me,” Lenox, 30, wrote in a twitter postAddress the issue.

another tweet, Lennox accused “Amsterdam security” of hating black people.

“Our unit found a woman full of emotions, that wouldn’t calm down,” spokesman Robert van Kapel told Reuters. “That’s why she had to be taken into custody.”

Courtney Shanade Salter is Lennox’s real name. She is most well-known for 2019’s single Shea Butter Baby.

With Post wires

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, where Lennox was detained.
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport where Lennox is held.
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