In 2018, Cardi B pled guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from a fight at a Queens strip club.
CNN reported in October 2018 that Grammy-winning rapper Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, whose true name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, turned herself in to New York City police after a dispute at the Angels Strip Club in which two employees claimed the singer and her entourage attacked them.
According to a criminal complaint acquired by Buzzfeed News, staffers Jade and Baddie Gi claimed Cardi B’s squad attacked them with bottles and chairs over allegations that they had sex with the rapper’s husband, Offset. Reuters reported in June 2019 that Cardi B pleaded not guilty to felony assault charges related to the strip club brawl.
The Guardian reports that Cardi B pled guilty to one count of third-degree assault and one count of second-degree reckless endangerment on Thursday, while 10 other charges were dismissed. She was given a 15-day community service sentence. In addition, she was ordered to stay away from the women for three years and to pay their legal bills.
“Part of growing up and developing is taking responsibility for your choices,” the artist from the Bronx stated in a statement. As a mother, I am attempting to establish this practice in my children, but I must set the example first.
She stated, “I have made some poor choices in the past that I am not ashamed to acknowledge and accept responsibility for.” “These moments do not define me and do not reflect who I am currently. I’m looking forward to overcoming this circumstance with my family and friends and returning to the music and my fans, which I adore.”
In response to Cardi B’s guilty plea, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz stated that her office is “happy with the settlement” and that the sentence of community service was “appropriate.”
Katz stated through Twitter that “no one is above the law.” Ms. Belcalis Almanzar and two co-defendants have accepted responsibility for their crimes by pleading guilty today.
