More than a week after the armed robbery on rapper Ali B, his well-known cousin Yes-R (35) has now also been robbed. That is what the artist says on Instagram today.
“Unfortunately, the rumors are true, I was robbed last night,” Yesser Roshdy, as the rapper’s real name is, said in a video to his 121,000 followers.
,,I’m not going to say anything substantively, I can’t say anything about it either”, he continues. “The police are doing a thorough investigation. I don’t do any interviews either, but I think it’s important to let them know that I and my family are unharmed.” In the end, “that’s the most important thing,” he adds in the caption.
It is not clear exactly where the robbery took place and what the thief would have stolen.
Read on below the video.
Yes-R’s cousin Ali B was robbed in his street last week by several perpetrators under threat of firearms. The thieves wanted his expensive watch and he gave it up. “Because I think, yes, the sooner you give it, the sooner you get rid of it,” he said. Ali and his family are also doing well, regardless of the shock.
Showing off on social media
Ali is by no means the only Dutch celebrity who has been robbed of a precious watch; previously it also happened to Gordon and Lil’ Kleine. In an organized context, criminals specialize in stealing watches that vary in value from tens of thousands of euros to even tons and were often proudly displayed by celebrities on social media. That seems to be happening less and less since the series of robberies.
Displaying the showpieces is also the first thing to stop when celebrities call in security guard Jake Hampel and his associates. “The sale of expensive watches is unconsciously offensive, it is – with all due respect – almost provocation. You ask for it when you display it,” said Hampel, who also Heart of the Netherlands secures.
At the same time, it is also ‘logical’ if celebrities want to show their new jewelry, says star photographer William Rutten. “You’ve worked hard for it,” he said. “It is outrageous, but that is no longer possible in the Netherlands.”
This is what Ali B himself told after the robbery:
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