A$AP Rocky 'is being held in "inhuman" Swedish jail where he sleeps on a yoga mat without blankets next to a mental patient who slams his head against the wall and throws faeces'
- A$AP Rocky being held in Sweden over street brawl in Stockholm a week ago
- Rapper 'is subject to inhuman conditions with unclean water and inedible food'
- Prisoner in the next cell has mental problems and throws faeces, sources say
- Rocky, real name Rakim Meyers, held for two weeks while police probe the fight
A$AP Rocky is being subjected to 'inhuman' conditions inside a Swedish jail where he is being held while police investigate a street brawl he was involved in, sources say.
The rapper, real name Rakim Meyers, is sleeping on a yoga mat without blankets and is housed in a cell next to a man with mental health issues who bangs his head against the wall and throws faeces 'every which way', it is claimed.
Meyers, 30, survived on an apple a day during the first five days of his incarceration because food in the facility is inedible and the water is unclean, TMZ reports.
Rapper A$AP Rocky (pictured performing in Paris on June 27) is being held in an 'inhuman' Swedish jail next to a man with mental issues who throws faeces, sources have claimed
The 30-year-old, real name Rakim Meyers, is being detained for up to two weeks while police investigate a street brawl he was involved in (pictured left and right)
Officials from the US consulate, who should have been allowed to see Meyers immediately after his arrest, were barred from seeing him for two days, sources with direct knowledge of Rocky's situation said.
The US consulate believes this is because guards did not want them to see conditions inside the facility, the sources said.
A meeting was eventually granted, but within earshot of Swedish guards.
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Meyers was detained in Stockholm last week shortly after a gig in the city over video which shows him involved in a street brawl with two men on June 30.
He claims that the men kept following him, provoked him and swung at his security first, sparking the fight.
Meyers made his first court appearance Friday when a judge ordered him to be held for up to two weeks while police investigate.
Another court order would then be needed if the police need more time to carry out their investigation.
One video of the brawl shows Meyers throwing a man to the floor and punching him, but another released by the rapper himself shows two men following him and throwing the first blow at his security (left and right)
Lawyers for the entertainer appealed the decision to the appeals court which upheld it, and then to the Supreme Court, which refused to hear the case.
In their initial ruling, the judge said that Meyers is a flight risk and will likely leave the country if released.
The rapper, who is in the midst of a European tour, has already been forced to cancel shows in Norway, Poland, Ireland and Britain because of the arrest.
Fans, as well as fellow musicians, have publicly urged Swedish authorities to release the American entertainer.
Rapper Travis Scott shouted 'Free Rocky' during his performance at the Wireless Festival in London, a festival where ASAP Rocky was scheduled to perform.
Others have taken to social media under hashtags like #FreeRocky or #FreeFlacko, which is another of ASAP Rocky's nicknames.
Henrik Olsson Lilja, Meyers' lawyer, appealed the decision to detain his client to the appeals court, which rejected it, and the Supreme Court, which refused to hear the case
Meyers' supporters gather outside the courtroom with their heads bowed in protest while a judge rules that he should be held in custody
American hip-hop duo EarthGang, who have a concert in Stockholm planned for September, tweeted '#FreeFlacko or we boycotting Sweden'.
Mayers was detained last week following an incident on June 30 which was partly captured in a video published by US celebrity news outlet TMZ.
The rapper, who was in Stockholm for a concert, can be seen throwing a young man into the street then aiming several punches at him while he is still down.
On July 2, Mayers posted his own videos on Instagram, which he said showed the lead-up to the clash.
In that footage, the young man can be seen arguing with the musician over a pair of headphones, and the artist repeatedly asks that the man and his friend stop following them.
Mayers was born in New York and had a breakthrough in 2011 with the release of the mixtape 'Live. Love. ASAP'.
He followed that up in 2013 with the debut album 'Long. Live. ASAP'.
