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Tekashi 6ix9ine Celebrates Release with Maduro's Signed Doll

4/4/2026

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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine (Daniel Hernandez) was released from Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center.
He celebrated by posting an Instagram video showing a SpongeBob SquarePants doll signed by Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan dictator, and a $2 million diamond chain.
Nicolás Maduro has been detained since January after being captured by U.S. forces in Caracas.
The Metropolitan Detention Center has housed inmates, including Maduro and his wife, who face drug-trafficking charges.

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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine (Daniel Hernandez) was released from Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center.
He celebrated by posting an Instagram video showing a SpongeBob SquarePants doll signed by Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan dictator, and a $2 million diamond chain.
Nicolás Maduro has been detained since January after being captured by U.S. forces in Caracas.
The Metropolitan Detention Center has housed inmates, including Maduro and his wife, who face drug-trafficking charges.