Drake's team denies rumor that he was arrested in Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden - Contrary to social media rumors, Drake was not arrested in Sweden Thursday night.

Drake's team has put to rest rumors that the rapper was arrested in Sweden this week.
Drake's team has put to rest rumors that the rapper was arrested in Sweden this week.  © Chris Delmas / AFP

As seen on now-expired Instagram Stories, the Honestly, Nevermind artist flew into Sweden Wednesday on his private jet – dubbed Air Drake – for unknown reasons. The next day, Drake shared photos from his hotel room.

Fans on the internet had speculated that he was arrested in a Stockholm nightclub by police Thursday, but the artist's team denied that, telling the Hollywood Reporter that the rapper-singer was home safe in his hotel at the time.

Drake hasn't yet commented on the rumor. The alleged arrest caused Free Drake to trend on Twitter, with several calling for his release and joking how he was spending his time in Swedish jail.

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"Drake getting arrested in Sweden may be the most random thing I heard all day," one user wrote.

ASAP Rocky detained in Sweden in 2019

ASAP Rocky was arrested in Sweden in August 2019.
ASAP Rocky was arrested in Sweden in August 2019.  © John Lamparski / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

It wouldn't have been the first time one of music's biggest artists was detained in Sweden. In July 2019, ASAP Rocky was arrested and detained in Sweden after police said he and his entourage assaulted a man.

The Testing rapper had claimed two men were following him down the street and being loudly confrontational before they attacked him and forced Rocky and company to act in self-defense.

Rocky was found guilty of assault in August 2019 and given a two-year suspended sentence, allowing him to come home that same month. The incident became an international matter after former US president Donald Trump tried to intervene – although Rocky later revealed he feared Trump would make things worse.

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"I was kinda scared that Trump was going to f*** it up," Rocky said in his documentary Stockholm Syndrome.

"But on the other hand, I kinda was like, 'That's what's up,'" he added. "I mean, you want the most support you [can get]. When the president supports you, I felt good. For the most part, I don't think he ever knows what's going on in the urban communities or the urban divisions of this political s***."

Cover photo: Chris Delmas / AFP

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