Meek Mill is suing Philadelphia police for holding him without charges last November, forcing him to miss a scheduled release party celebration for his debut album, Dreams & Nigtmares.
The rapper (real name: Robert Williams) has filed suit against pair of Philadelphia police officers (Andre Boyer and Michael Varga) and the city of Philly over a nine-hour detainment, citing false imprisonment, civil rights violations, civil conspiracy and invasion of privacy.
In November, the rapper tweeted a picture of himself in handcuffs, along with this message: Cops cost me a lot of money tonight.....taking pics of me like I'ma f***in' joke....no charges just holding."
That evening, he was "harassed and violated," and now, wants to be compensated accordingly. He is seeking punitive damages in the case.
"On October 31, 2012, at approximately 7:30 p.m., plaintiff was driving a Range Rover SUV when Philadelphia Police Officers Andre Boyer and Michael Vargas, without cause or justification, conducted a motor vehicle stop," the complaint reads. "Following the vehicle stop, police officers Boyer and Vargas handcuffed plaintiff at the scene, transported him in custody to the 22nd Police District, took photographs of plaintiff which the officers posted and published...on Instagram and other social media websites, depicting plaintiff in police custody...without being charged with any criminal activity and having caused plaintiff to miss a scheduled promotional appearance in Atlanta, Georgia."
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