Previously, 'Free Drake' was trending on Twitter after it was reported that the 'Certified Lover Boy' artist and his entourage were arrested on charges related to marijuana.
- July 18, 2022
AceShowbiz - Drake is finally speaking out. The Canadian star has confirmed that he had a run-in with the authorities in Sweden just days after his team denied rumors claiming he and his entourage were booked on marijuana-related charges.
Making use of his Instagram account on Sunday, July 17, the "Certified Lover Boy" artist shared a series of photos of his recent adventures, one of which was an image of a print-out he'd been given by Swedish police. The document was issued by Swedish authorities and it's titled "Information for Those Suspected of a Crime and Subsequently Detained."
"You have the right to know what it is you are suspected of and why you are being detained," read the document. It also stated that "an interrogation will be held with you as soon as possible." More details of the arrest are still hazy.
Drake's social media post came just days after his representative denied the report about the 35-year-old musician, who landed in Sweden on Wednesday, July 13, being taken into custody by Swedish authorities at a nightclub on marijuana charges.
Even though there wasn't proof about the arrest, the Internet was ablaze as his fans took to Twitter to ask President Joe Biden to free Drake considering Donald Trump aided A$AP Rocky's release when he was arrested in the same country in 2019, prompting "Free Drake" to trend on the blue bird app.
"Joe Biden coming in to free Drake to boost his approval rating," one person tweeted. However, some fans noted that the request didn't make sense because Drake is Canadian with one of them writing, "How y'all telling Biden to free Drake bro he not even from the United States."
Others, meanwhile, mentioned WNBA star Brittney Griner who has been jailed in Russia for months after being found with cannabis at an airport. "It's 'Free Drake' when he gets downgraded to a studio apartment in Sweden but Brittney Griner still getting a bottle of Svedka broken over her head every hour in a gulag," one person opined. Another person posted a meme of someone crying with a caption that read, "Brittney griner listening people saying free drake."
Not even taking the report seriously, someone else posted, "Drake probably in a hotel room sleeping next to 2 women right now while we screaming free Drake. Smh." Another Twitter user, in the meantime, clowned those who believed the rumors as saying, "Y'all was talking about FREE DRAKE over some s**t that didn't even happen! goes to show y'all will believe anything on this app... especially from unverified accounts."