Cardi B‘s strip club assault case is no closer to a resolution — but her relationship withestranged husbandOffset may be.
Early Thursday,TMZ reportedthat Cardi and the Migos rapper, 27, had reconciled in Atlanta after Offset reportedly changed his phone number and instituted a “no groupies” rule. Cardi quickly clapped back in a since-deleted tweet, writing, “TMZ why ya be lying. I haven’t even been in Atl since Christmas.” The couple are expected in the Georgia capital this weekend, as both rappers are performing at Super Bowl events.
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The alleged assault occurred last August, when bartenders Baddie Gi and Jade of Angel’s Strip Club claimed that Cardi ordered an attack on the women because she believed herhusbandhad 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.” NBC New York reported Cardi wascaught on camera tossing an ice bucketat the women.
In October, Cardisurrendered to policeand 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.”
Months later on Dec. 7 — the same morning the “Money” rapperreceived five Grammy nominations— Cardiappeared in courton assault and reckless endangerment charges after a summons was issued for her connection with the attack.
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Cardi’s Thursday court appearance comes a little more than a month after the rapper announced on Instagram that she and Offset werecalling it quitsafter 15 months of marriage.
In a video, which has since been deleted, Cardi announced the split on Dec. 5 and shared that although the pair — who share 6-month-old daughterKulture— “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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Amidinfidelity rumorsthat continue to plague their public relationship, Offset shared, “I was partaking in activity that I shouldn’t have been partaking in, and I apologize. You know what I’m saying? For breaking your heart, for breaking our promise, for breaking God’s promise and being a selfish, messed up husband.”
Appreciating texts from her exes when they want a second chance, Cardi and the Migos rapper reunited duringa vacation in Puerto Ricotwo weeks after she announced the split. Both shared videos from their trip on their respective Instagram Stories, which did not mention nor feature each other.
Cardi was not pictured wearing her8-carat diamond engagement ringor any ring on her left hand.
The trip came days after Offsetpleaded for Cardi’s forgivenessin a video message, and then continued on to crash her performance duringRolling Loud festivalwith 2,000 stem roses that spelled out “Take Me Back Cardi” tobeg her to reignite their romance. TheVenus ET Fleurarrangement was worth $15,000, the company confirmed to PEOPLE.
source: people.com
