Cardi B pleaded guilty on Thursday to paying a friend to attack two female bartenders at the Angels Strip Club in Queens, New York.
Arriving in the courthouse all glammed up, Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of assault and reckless endangerment. The Afro-Latin rapper confessed that she messaged a friend and offered $5,000 in exchange for the violent act.
“Part of growing up and maturing is being accountable for your actions,” Cardi B said in her statement.
While the star evaded jail time, she agreed to 15 days of community service and was placed on a three-year order of protection. This was a step-up from her plea deal rejection in 2020.
According to the court, if she fails to complete the service, she will have to spend 15 days in jail instead.
“As a mother, it’s a practice that I am trying to instill in my children, but the example starts with me. I’ve made some bad decisions in my past that I am not afraid to face and own up to. These moments don’t define me and they are not reflective of who I am now,” the “WAP” and “I like It” singer added.
The 29-year-old artist was involved in a brawl at the Angels Strip Club in College Point on Aug. 29, 2018. Nine other people were involved, two of which also appeared in court and pleaded guilty to the strip club chaos that happened, the New York Daily News reported.
The incident stemmed from a 2018 bar altercation where Cardi B admitted to hitting the bartender sisters, Jade and Baddie G, after believing that Jade slept with Offset, Cardi B's husband, which Jade denied.
Cardi B initially faced 12 charges including two felony counts of attempted assault.
In her signature two-inch nails while wearing a white bodycon dress, the Grammy-winning rapper left the courthouse in style.
Asked how she felt upon leaving court, the singer quipped “I feel like I look good.”
The hip-hop rapper recently released a new song “Hot Sh*t” featuring Ye and Lil Durk.
Fans have been waiting for the artist’s new album but there's only little information available about it. According to Variety, Cardi B mentioned that she’s not in a hurry and is sticking to the timeline she created.
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