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Meek Mill says police "harassed and violated" him for being famous

North Philly native rapper Meek Mill tweeted early Thursday morning that he was detained Wednesday night by Philadelphia Police. "Cops just harassed and violated me last night in Philly for being famous," Meek Mill, aka Robert Williams, told his nearly 1.9 million Twitter followers. Williams was in a vehicle stopped at 1100 W. Girard Avenue at 8:04 p.m. Wednesday but he was not arrested, said Officer Tanya Little, a Philadelphia Police spokeswoman.

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Meek Mill says police "harassed and violated" him for being famous

POSTED: Thursday, November 1, 2012, 2:33 PM

North Philly native rapper Meek Mill tweeted early Thursday morning that he was detained Wednesday night by Philadelphia Police.

"Cops just harassed and violated me last night in Philly for being famous," Meek Mill, aka Robert Williams, told his nearly 1.9 million Twitter followers.

Williams was in a vehicle stopped at 1100 W. Girard Avenue at 8:04 p.m. Wednesday. Neither Williams nor any other passengers were arrested, said Officer Tanya Little, a Philadelphia Police spokeswoman.

Little said she was not sure why the car was stopped, nor if Williams was driving, and declined to reveal the make of the vehicle. None of the passengers were arrested during the traffic stop, Little said.

"The crazy part about is I really had a handcuff and Rolex on my wrist yesterday.... Really," tweeted Meek Mill, whose new album "Dreams and Nightmares," released Tuesday, features handcuffs and a Rolex on its cover.

The photo here, in which he appears to be handcuffed while sitting near a uniformed police officer, was posted by Meek Mill on Twitter Thursday morning.

The incident didn't slow him down as we're told he shopped at Mitchell & Ness (12th & Chestnut) Thursday afternoon while the store kept other customers out.

This item has been updated.

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Comments  (22)
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:42 PM, 11/01/2012
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    jbandit2116
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:28 PM, 11/01/2012
    i saw the scene driving past last night. 12 cop cars, but no arrests.... you'd have thought there was a homicide or some major drug bust.... either Meek is right, or something else went down.
    TooTone
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:47 PM, 11/01/2012
    Who is famous?
    Roger Podacter
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:54 PM, 11/01/2012
    Meek who??
    SNJ_Native
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:54 PM, 11/01/2012
    Meek who?
    SNJ_Native
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:54 PM, 11/01/2012
    Never heard of him.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:16 PM, 11/01/2012
    Which of course raises the question: Who is Meek Mill?
    Another_1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:52 PM, 11/01/2012
    He was probably on his ATV like an idiot. Kids like this clown complain about their "situation' but when he becomes famous and gets some coin, he stays in his 'situation." When will this second rate rapper learn?
    PhillyIam
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:01 PM, 11/01/2012
    So there is a badged officer in the shot & he is in cuffs, yet they claim they didn't "arrest or detain him"? Philly cops lose more & more credibility by the day.
    main liner
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:08 PM, 11/01/2012
    "This word 'famous'...I do not think it means what you think it means."
    Roger Podacter
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:18 PM, 11/01/2012
    dude, you were harassed because your a scum bag who makes everything worse
    mecp22
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:25 PM, 11/01/2012
    who cares.
    Tyrone Biggums
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:38 PM, 11/01/2012
    I'm sure those of you that have not heard of Meek Mills, can ask your millions of twitter followers who he is...oh wait.
    mikenphilly
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:00 PM, 11/01/2012
    Million twitter followers: who is Meek Mill?
    Please reply herein.
    Reprehensible
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:44 PM, 11/01/2012
    Mikenphilly, all that means that this guy has millions of followers on twitter is that there are millions of morons, on Twitter.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:45 PM, 11/01/2012
    He/his record label made a kind donation to the FOP so this would garner more press for his album which was released Tuesday. Just corrupt cops dealing with criminals the best way they know how. With their hands out.
    gordon7
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:06 PM, 11/01/2012
    Not buying his story. A famous guy would have a Calatrava.
    CCRichards
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:54 PM, 11/01/2012
    Lol, if this is not proof that the majority of clueless moron posters on this site live in the suburbs I don't know what is...
    Capsulef
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:53 PM, 11/01/2012
    Meek Mill is actually one of the most famous rappers in the world right now, stated just after having a conversation with a friend in Denmark about him. As far as the allegtions, who knows. Regardless, we have more important things to read reports on.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:51 AM, 11/02/2012
    Duh I don't know who he is or know anything about him so I hate him. Duh. I'm stupid.
    Jim C.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:03 AM, 11/02/2012
    What's a Meek Mill?
    lark3319
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:44 AM, 11/06/2012
    who cares...nobody knows who this tool bag is...15 minutes of fame is up loser...
    true123


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