September 16, 2022

Cardi B pleads guilty to assault charges

By Shirvan Williams

Cardi B has admitted two offences arising from a brawl in a strip club, as part of a deal that means she will avoid a trial and possible jail time. According to the judgement, the Grammy-winning rapper, born Belcalis Almanzar, pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and second-degree reckless endangerment and was sentenced to 15 days of community service.

For her guilty plea, ten other charges were dismissed.

She also admitted that she was not proud of some of her poor choices in the past but that she was willing to accept the consequences of her action.

The 29-year-old also admitted organising and participating in two attacks on employees of the Angels nightclub in New York in 2018. The heated confrontation was because of a feud between Almanzar and two sisters – one of whom she believed was having an affair with her husband, the rapper Offset.

According to the BBC, prosecutors said that, on the first night, Almanzar and her entourage struck the victim, a bartender, pulling her hair, punching her and slamming her head into the bar.

They then returned two weeks later throwing alcohol, bottles and a hookah pipe at the first victim’s sister. Asked to confirm the details in court, Almanzar did so quietly, admitting she had offered a friend $5,000 (£4,000) over Instagram to assist her in the confrontation.

As well as community service, the rapper has been ordered to stay away from the victims, identified as Jade and Baddie Gi, for three years.

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