Drake in legal trouble after 'not showing up' for nightclub gig he was paid £200,000 for in advance

Drake got caught up in a row after 'not showing up' for a gig that he was paid £200,000 for.

The Hotline Bling hitmaker is said to have been paid up front for an appeareance at a pop-up nightclub, dubbed VIP ROOM, in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night.

However, a source exclusively revealed to Mirror Celeb that fans waited until 5am, but Drake never showed up.

The source said: "His management had an argument with the management of Abu Dhabi pop-up nightclub VIP ROOM last night and he didn't turn up for an appearance that he'd been paid £200k for.

"Fans waited until 5am for him and he never showed up.

"DJ Bliss, the most famous DJ in the Middle East, had to play all night as Drake was a no show.

"Drake is due to perform at the club again tonight, but it's not unknown if he will turn up."

However, a rep for VIP ROOM told Mirror Celeb: "Due to Drake' overwhelming popularity the sheer number of people that turned up outside of VIP Room made it completely unsafe for Drake to even enter the venue in the end so he was unable to perform.

"Saying that he will still be performing at VIP Room tonight alongside other celebrity guests."

Responsibility to keep the crowd entertained is said to have fallen to the popular DJ Bliss, who was forced to continue playing all night.

A tweet was sent out from the official VIP ROOM Dubai Twitter account on Saturday, announcing that Drake would be making an appearance.

It said: "TODAY is THE day!! @Drake at #VIPROOMABUDHABI !!!"

Drake's representative did not want to make a comment when contacted by Mirror Celeb.