Now that she’s a major, chart-topping star and the mother of a baby girl, Cardi B’s habit of throwing shoes and engaging in public brawls with female enemies may be growing tiresome.
Her habit is certainly catching up with her when it comes to facing legal consequences.
On Monday morning, Cardi B turned herself in to the New York police, to be arrested in connection with an altercation at a strip club in Queens, New York, in August, various outlets reported.
The rapper was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor charges of assault and reckless endangerment, TMZ reported. She also was fingerprinted, had her mug shot taken and was ordered to appear in court for arraignment on Oct. 29.
Perhaps not surprisingly, Cardi B played up the drama of her surrender, turning up at 109 Precinct in Flushing, Queens, Monday morning, dressed in a rapper’s best version of dignified courtroom chic: a simple white blouse and tan-colored skirt and pumps. But, of course, the skirt had a thigh-high slit and the pumps had stiletto heels.
One entertainment site expressed disdain for paparazzi who badgered the singer with questions as she entered the police station: “What do you think your punishment should be?” “Do you think this is gonna teach you a lesson about violence, Cardi?”
But really, Cardi B shouldn’t be surprised to be on the receiving end of such questions, given that the strip club brawl was hardly the first time the 25-year-old has been at the center of a seemingly spontaneous outburst of violence directed at another woman.
Most notoriously, Cardi B, who real name is Belcalis Almanzar, was involved in an incident in September at the Plaza Hotel in New York when she hurled a red stiletto at Nicki Minaj.
Starting with the strip club incident, and going backwards, here is a shortlist of Cardi B’s most well-known public fights.
The Angels Strip Club fight
Bartenders and sisters Jade and Baddi G claim that in the early morning hours of Aug. 29, Cardi B ordered her entourage to attack them after they ran into her at the strip club, TMZ reported. Jade alleged that the Bronx-born singer had previously threatened her with violence on Instagram because she believed Jade had slept with her husband, Migos rapper Offset, TMZ said.
The bartenders said about five people associated with the rapper threw bottles and chairs at them at the club, causing serious injuries that required medical attention. Page Six reported that Cardi also tossed a hookah and glasses during the attack, while TMZ said she yelled, “I’m blood I’ll (expletive) you bitches up!”
The sisters — whose real names are Rachel Wattley, 21, and Sarah Wattley, 23 — are now suing the Bronx-born star for damages, Page Six added.
On Monday, Cardi traveled to the police precinct “to clear her name,” a source told Page Six. Cardi’s attorney told Page Six, “We’re aware of no evidence that she caused anybody any harm at the club that night. We expect that the matter is going to be resolved expeditiously.”
But Joe Tacopina, an attorney for the alleged victims, told TMZ Monday that Cardi continues to threaten his clients. She “clearly thinks her celebrity status is going to get her out of this. But it doesn’t matter if her name is Cardi B or Carl B … if she commits violent assaults she will be brought to justice.”
Red stiletto attack on Nicki Minaj
Cardi’s alteration with Minaj in September broke out when the two divas were leaving the annual Harper’s Bazaar Icons being held at the Plaza Hotel as part of New York Fashion Week.
As was widely reported, Cardi B, attired in a red gown, appeared to go after Minaj. “Let me tell you something,” Cardi B said as she lunged at Minaj, eyewitnesses told TMZ.
Security stopped Cardi B when they were inches from contact, but Cardi B kept the conflict going by pulling off one of her red stilettos and aiming it in Minaj’s direction. However, she missed but she ended up injured when she was elbowed in the forehead by a security guard.
Cardi B later took to Instagram to issue a profanity-filled tirade, accusing Minaj of criticizing her parenting skills and talking negatively about her baby daughter, Kulture Kiari Cephus, who was born in July and whose father is Offset, according to reports.
Red stiletto attack on Asia
Cardi previously hurled a red stiletto while cameras were rolling for a 2017 episode of “Love and Hip Hop: New York.” Her target was Asia, one of her co-stars on the VH1 reality show about women trying to make it in the music world. As a clip of the reunion episode shows, Cardi didn’t appreciate Asia’s response to a question about why she didn’t like her. So she threw a shoe at Asia, hitting her in the chest.
A physical fight between Cardi B and club dancer Yorma Hernandez broke out during a 2015 episode of the show, stemming from their battle for the affections of DJ Self, according to VH1. Self, a New York radio host, and Cardi both made their debuts on the show during Season 6.
A storyline arc was supposed to involve Self helping Cardi expand her career as a rapper. But Self also was dating Hernandez at the time.
“When DJ Self’s main chick Yorma and side chick Cardi B came face to face on ‘Love & Hip Hop,’ we knew what was going to go down,” VH1 reported. Cardi B “put hands on Yorma and it all went down from there.”
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