Shortly afterreceiving five Grammy nominationson Friday morning,Cardi Bappeared in court on assault and reckless endangerment charges after a summons was issued in connection with a fight earlier this year at a strip club in Queens, New York.
The incident occurred in August, when bartenders Baddie Gi and Jade of Angel’s Strip Club claimed that Cardi ordered an attack on the women because she believed hernow-estranged husband, Migos rapper Offset, had had an affair with one of them, according to theNew York TimesandTMZ. A police spokespersontold CNNthat Cardi was allegedly “throwing chairs, bottles and hookahs in the club at 3 a.m.”
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Arriving at the New York courthouse amid a crush of photographers,TMZ reportsthe rapper jokingly asked, “Am I famous?”
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A lawyer forCardi Bdid not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. The rapper is next due in court Jan. 31.
The rapper was previously scheduled to appear in court on Monday for a hearing, and was given a warning from the judge after failing to appear alongside her legal team,TMZreported, adding that her lawyers, who had not been communicating with her directly, were only told Cardi had a conflict at the last minute.
According to the outlet, if Cardi failed to make an appearance on Friday, a warrant for her arrest would likely be issued.
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Cardi’s court date comes just two days after the rapper announced on Instagram that she and Offset werecalling it quitsafter 15 months of marriage.
In the video, which has since been deleted, Cardi shared that although the pair “grew out of love” they’re still “really good friends and we are really good business partners.”
“We got a lot of love for each other but things just haven’t been working out between us for a long time,” she added. “It might take time to get a divorce and I’m going to always have a lot of love for him because he is my daughter’s father.”
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Hours later, the woman accused of coming between the pair, model Summer Bunni,issued a tearful apologyto the “Taki Taki” rapper.
“I feel ashamed,” she continued. “It’s a lot, but just coming from me and toCardi Band to our fans, to her family to her situation, these were never my intentions and I never wanted to break up a happy home.”
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Adding to the drama, new details keep emerging about the ongoing feud between Cardi andNicki Minaj.
Late last month, the “Barbie Dreams” rapper, 35, released a music video for her new single “Good Form” — and itfeatured a cameo from sisters Baddie Gi and Jade, the two bartenders at Angel’s Strip Club who claimed that Cardi ordered an attack on them.
Months earlier, Minaj alsoreleased a music video that featured Offset’s alleged mistress, Summer Bunni.
In October, Cardi surrendered to police and was subsequently arrested, fingerprinted, had a mugshot taken and was charged with one count of assault and two counts of reckless endangerment, PEOPLE confirmed at the time.
“We’re aware of no evidence that she caused anybody any harm on that night,” the rapper’s attorney Jeff Kern told press outside the police station. “We expect that the matter is going to be resolved expeditiously.”
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A lawyer for the alleged victims begged to differ.
Joe Tacopina, an attorney for the alleged victims, told PEOPLE in a statement: “Cardi Bordered and committed violent assaults against my clients, and is being called to justice for her crimes. Apparently, she thinks her celebrity status puts her above the law, since she has bragged to multiple people and on social media that she orchestrated these vicious attacks.”
source: people.com
