After canceling her festival gig, NickiMinaj reaches out to Saudi Arabian fans: 'I want to respond directly to my fans'
Nicki Minaj arrives for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York.
After announcing her decision to pull out of headlining Saudi Arabia's Jeddah World Fest on Tuesday , out of respect "for the rights of women, the LGBTQ community and freedom of expression," In a simple text post, Minaj wrote: "Saudi Arabia: I see some of your comments & I want to respond directly to my fans. Voice your opinions here," complete with a red heart emoji.
Minaj's followers wasted no time telling her their feelings, with the post amassing more than 15,000 comments within the first hour. The top comment, with 537 likes, stated: "Please don't let us down, 11 thousand ticket [sic] was bought in only one hour please we want you there is a lot of barbz from Saudi arabia literally I'm crying." Minaj responded with a praying-hands emoji, writing, "I love you guys. Can women go to the concert without a man? Pls answer."
To this, replies were extremely mixed, ranging from "yes lol the media fabricated everything" to "not without a guardian... sad. But I believe there are some modern family that allow their womens [sic] to go by themself."
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