Nineties rapper Vanilla Ice returned to the front page for the first time in about 25 years after the former relevant rapper was arrested on charges of burglarizing an abandoned home in suburban Miami on Wednesday. Police state that the furniture was used to stock up a home that Ice was upgrading for his reality show.
Vanilla Ice, born Robert van Winkle in Dallas, said that there is a misunderstanding that will be cleared up in the very near future.
Van Winkle was with burglary and grand theft Wednesday. He was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail and later released on $6,000 bond. Police say furniture, a pool heater, bicycles and other items disappeared from a foreclosure property in Lantana.
“It was blown out of proportion. It’s sad that good news doesn’t travel this fast,” Ice told reporters as he left jail, according to NBC affiliate in Miami. “It’ll all get cleared up, you’ll see,” he said.
The good news is that Winkle is back in the news and social media users had a fun time putting together witty memes and tweets about the one-hit wonder who turned into a home improvement specialist that became a reality show.
Take a look at the funniest memes and tweets below:
“Vanilla Ice’s lawyers say they can prove their client’s innocence, but not his relevance.” lmao #CONAN #TeamCoCo
— Big Hush (@BigHushofTX) February 19, 2015
Not surprised that Vanilla Ice got arrested for burglary, since he’s been running with that bad-ass Amish crowd — Gloria Fallon (@GloriaFallon123) February 19, 2015
Some job title “Former rap & home improvement star” Vanilla Ice held on suspicion of burglary https://t.co/K4T61zXnfh pic.twitter.com/imLlWMhw8U
— Quentin Sommerville (@sommervillebbc) February 19, 2015
What to do if Vanilla Ice robs your house: 1. Stop 2. Corroborate what’s missin’ — Stephen Lynch (@TheStephenLynch) February 19, 2015
HE HAS STREET CRED NOW!!!! https://t.co/QFqo1y4ASG
— Sonic Eclectic (@soniceclectic) February 19, 2015
