"We are never seeing Durk perform in the UK" — Fans lament over Lil Durk's arrest years after rapper canceled UK tour dates in 2020

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The music community is grappling with disappointment as fans express their frustration and sadness over rapper Lil Durk's recent arrest. He was set to return to the UK after canceling his highly anticipated UK tour dates in 2020.

On October 24, 2024, the rapper was arrested in Broward County, Florida. He is charged with murder for hire and is being held without bond, as confirmed by XXL. As the news broke, many netizens rushed to X to express their frustration, indicating that they would never be able to see Durk performing in the United Kingdom. One fan on X wrote:

"We are never seeing Durk perform in the Uk💔."

Many users on X expressed their disappointment and curiosity regarding the implications of his arrest for the upcoming concert in the United Kingdom.

"lil durk arrested? uk concert WHERE 💀💀💀💀💀," a netizen commented on X.
"Me when they sentence Lil Durk before he gets to do his UK tour," another commented.

Furthermore, several users on X voiced their concerns that just as the Chicago rapper was gaining acceptance in the United Kingdom to perform, he was incarcerated.

"Just when he's been accepted in the UK, the feds get him - tell me it ain't so 🔓," one user commented.
"Soon as Lil Durk got access to come to the UK they said NOPE! Yoink! Whew," another commented.
"Lil Durk has just been allowed back in the UK and they're about to wipe that straight off again 😭," one more on X.

According to Metro News, Lil Durk was denied entry into the United Kingdom in 2020 by UK immigration officers due to ongoing charges related to an Atlanta shooting that occurred in 2019, resulting in the cancellation of all his scheduled shows at that time.

The authorities handling his shows indicated online that "due to unforeseen circumstances," the shows in February 2020 were canceled.

Neither Durk nor his team has responded to the reactions expressed online.


Lil Durk arrested in Broward County, Florida

On Thursday, XXL Magazine reported that the Chicago rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, was apprehended in Broward County, Florida. He is currently facing murder-for-hire charges and is being held without bond at the Broward County Jail. Details regarding the case he is allegedly linked to have not yet been revealed.

According to XXL, this development follows the arrest of five individuals from Chicago who are purportedly associated with OTF and have been charged with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to murder in connection with the 2022 killing of Saviay'a Robinson, a 24-year-old cousin of Quando Rondo, in Los Angeles.

Moreover, as per the Chicago Tribune, the five men arrested earlier on Thursday are associates of Lil Durk's OTF collective. The indictment, which was unsealed on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, named the five men as Kavon London Grant, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey, and Asa Houston.

Additionally, the publication reported that all five men, who appear to be associates of Durk's "Only the Family" collective, were apprehended not only for the murder-for-hire charges but also for the use of a machine gun in a violent crime that resulted in death.

Prosecutors alleged an unnamed member of OTF offered "lucrative music opportunities" to anyone willing to carry out the murder of Quando Rondo. Quando Rondo and his team were in Los Angeles on August 19, 2022, when their vehicle was fired upon at a gas station in the Beverly Grove neighborhood.

No additional updates or developments have been reported regarding Lil Durk's arrest or the cases involving his five associates.

Edited by Shubham Soni
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