Cardi B avoids jail after guilty court plea over strip club assault charges as star admits she’s made ‘bad decisions’
RAPPER Cardi B has avoided jail after pleading guilty to assault charges.
The star, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, admitted that “bad decisions” were made following the incident that happened at a New York strip club in 2018.
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Cardi B has avoided jail time after pleading guilty to assault chargesCredit: AFP
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The star was involved in an incident in a New York strip club in 2018Credit: Getty
Prosecutors claimed that Cardi B threw champagne bottles at two sisters, known as Jade and Baddie Gi, who were bartenders at the Angels Strip Club in Queens.
They also alleged that the WAP star ordered her team to attack them with chairs, according to TMZ.
The outlet reported that Cardi B believed one of the bartenders was having an alleged affair with her husband, Offset.
Cardi B pled guilty to third-degree assault and second-degree reckless endangerment.
She was one of ten people accused of assault.
The plea comes years after sources close to the star told TMZ that she had no involvement in the attack.
A lawyer for the sisters told Variety in 2018: “Whether [Cardi is] a famous rapper or a common street hood, she’s got to be held accountable for her criminal actions.”
Cardi B has avoided jail time but will be required to complete 15 days of community service.
She said: “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.”
Cardi B admitted that she’s “looking forward” to moving past the situation.
She shared a series of snaps from inside and outside the courtroom and tweeted: “Puuuurrrrrr.”
She has been ordered not to contact the victims for three years.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said: “Nobody is above the law.”
Cardi B married Offset in 2017 and the couple shares two kids Kulture and Wave.
She filed for divorce in September 2020 but canceled it two months later.
