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Lil Tjay saw his birthday celebrations spoiled earlier this week after he was arrested over an outstanding warrant.

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According to Complex, the Bronx rapper (real name Tione Merritt) was detained at Miami-Opa Locka airport on Tuesday (April 30), the same day he turned 23.

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The warrant appears to relate to a missed court date from September 2021. Tjay has since been released from police custody on a $500 bond — but not without his mugshot surfacing online.

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The “Calling My Phone” hitmaker quickly responded to reports of his arrest, posting a picture on Instagram of him boarding a private jet.

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“I AINT HEAR NUN THE BLOGS SAID CAUSE WHERE IM AT IT AINT NO SERVICE. 500 ON MY BDAY SHI** BOUT NUN I DESERVE IT,” he wrote in the caption.

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He also said in a video posted to his Instagram Story: “They violated on my birthday.”

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Lil Tjay previously found himself in trouble with the law last year when he was booked for reckless endangerment after livestreaming himself driving.

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The arrest was filmed by Tjay on Instagram Live, with the footage showing him telling officers: “Nah. Do not touch me, bro. What am I under arrest for?”

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One of the cops then told the Bronx native to turn around, but he refused: “No, n-gga. No, bro. Hell no. What’s in the car? I don’t know what’s in the car. Don’t touch me. There’s no firearm in the car.”

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He was then restrained by multiple officers, handcuffed and taken away.

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Tjay had earlier been forced to turn himself in on a gun charge that was thought to be related to his 2022 shooting.

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According to his lawyer: “This arrest is not a new gun charge. He had to turn himself in for the case where he was a victim where he was shot multiple times. The allegation is that there were guns in the car.”

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Tjay was shot several times in New Jersey in June 2022 and was subsequently rushed to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.

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After recovering, the rapper let fans know he was touched by their support.

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“Hey what’s going on y’all?” he said in a video while wearing a neck brace. “I’m just checking in with y’all. I just wanna say, thanks for the love, thanks for the support. I’ve been looking at the DM’s, seeing the comments and everything else and I feel love.”

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