P Diddy's rapper pal Meek Mill detained outside of nightclub in New York City
Meek Mill found himself briefly in the clutches of police officers on Saturday morning in New York City, shortly after Halloween 2025, as authorities were responding to a call
Rapper Meek Mill's Halloween weekend included a brief run-in with the police in New York City early Saturday morning.
The 38-year-old rapper, who was friends with Diddy, 55, before he began distancing himself from the music mogul following the start of Diddy's sex trafficking case last year, was temporarily detained by NYPD officers outside a Manhattan nightclub. Videos spreading across the internet capture the Philadelphia native standing with his hands behind his back, and questioning the police officers' motives while people are crowded around the scene.
TMZ reported that police officers were responding to a call of a man having a firearm around 4 a.m., so authorities stopped a vehicle that matched the given description and license plate. There was no weapon found, leading all three occupants of the car, including Meek, to be released without being arrested.
The Dreams & Nightmares rhymer opened up about the "embarrassing" incident on X, formerly Twitter.
"They just pulled me out of the car and cuffed me in front of the whole club, embarrassed the s--t out of me in NYC! I'm not scared to go outside without a gun ... they had guns in my face for no reason smh I thought it was a prank," he penned on the social media platform.
Meek also shared another follow-up tweet about his opinion of his brief detainment, writing, "they tryna get me ........" The father of three has always been outspoken about the criminal justice system.
In 2023, he became emotional while discussing his personal experience with probation during Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's signing of a new probation reform bill. This was a soft spot for Meek since he was on probation for many years, and risked being sent back to jail on violations following his 2008 conviction of drug and weapons charges for years also.
Governor Shapiro's bill advises judges that minor technical violations shouldn't be used as grounds to send someone on probation back to jail.
"Every time I crossed the Ben Franklin to go pick my mom up to take my son to school in New Jersey, I was actually committing a crime the whole time from technical violations," Mill said at the time, according to the Daily Mail. "I thought that it was either I go to jail, or I take my son to school, and I ended up taking my son to school, so I want to thank you guys here today. I don’t want to get emotional because it’s a lot."
He added, "We all grew up in the streets and we tried to be better, but they labeled us as felons and sent us back to jail. I had to fight against that the whole time to gain my respect and be who I am today, and I’m proud of that."
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