- Cardi B pleaded guilty Thursday to charges in connection to a fight at a New York strip club in 2018.
- Two club employees accused her and her team of attacking them over accusations that they slept with her husband Offset.
Rapper Cardi B pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges related to a brawl at a strip club in Queens in 2018.
In October 2018, the Grammy award-winning rapper, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, turned herself in to New York City police following a fight at the Angels Strip Club in which two employees said the singer and her team attacked them, CNN reported at the time.
The employees, identified as siblings Jade and Baddie Gi, claimed Cardi B's team attacked them with bottles and chairs over accusations that they had sex with the rapper's husband, Offset, per a criminal complaint obtained by Buzzfeed News. In June 2019, Cardi B pleaded not guilty to felony assault charges in connection to the strip club fight, Reuters reported.
On Thursday, Cardi B pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree assault and one count of reckless endangerment in the second degree, and ten other charges were dismissed, The Guardian reported. She was sentenced to 15 days of community service. She was also ordered to stay away from the women for three years and pay their court fees.
"Part of growing up and maturing is being accountable for your actions," the Bronx-born artist said in a statement. "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," she continued. "These moments don't define me and they are not reflective of who I am now. I'm looking forward to moving past this situation with my family and friends and getting back to the things I love the most — the music and my fans."
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said her office is "satisfied with the resolution" in response to Cardi B's plea, saying that the sentence of community service was "appropriate."
"No one is above the law," Katz said in a statement on Twitter. "In pleading guilty today, Ms. Belcalis Almanzar and two co-defendants have accepted responsibility for their actions."