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Cardi B pleads guilty to strip club brawl
The rapper pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges Thursday in a New York court
September 15, 2022 1:46pm
Updated: September 15, 2022 6:21pm
Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar, arrived in a tight-fitting white dress Thursday in New York City court to answer for two criminal charges against her. The Bronx-bred bombshell was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree reckless endangerment in Queens Superior Court following a fight at a strip club.
#CardiB showed up to court all decked out in white ... See what went down: https://t.co/59UaQRiLhu pic.twitter.com/sDJ6zZMv7n
— TMZ (@TMZ) September 15, 2022
The 29-year-old celebrity was sentenced to 15 days of community service for a fight in which she allegedly threw objects at two female bartenders and ordered her security to beat them up, in August 2018. She must also comply with a three-year protective order.
Today, before a Queens Supreme Court Justice, the hip-hop star quietly accepted her guilt.
Photos: Hip Hop Star Cardi B pleads guilty in a 2018 assault case. She pleads guilty to reckless endangerment in the 2nd degree and third degree in assault on two sisters at a club. #LloydMitchellPhotography #CardiB #photojournalism #journalism #QNS #Queens #Hiphop #AMNY # pic.twitter.com/u2hKsZM0zo
— Lloyd Mitchell (@Lloydphoto) September 15, 2022
Cardi se presentó a la audiencia con su equipo legal y su guardaespaldas, según New York Post.
According to the media report, a reporter asked her how she was doing, and the singer responded, "Fine," and quickly waved before continuing into the courtroom.
Once inside she sat on a bench and tapped her foot nervously, though she also chatted, laughed and waved to the reporters present, the Post said.
Cardi allegedly threw a bong and two bottles of champagne at two waitress sisters and ordered her security team to attack them for "sleeping with her husband," rapper Offset.
The rapper previously faced two felony counts of attempted assault and misdemeanor charges stemming from her alleged involvement in the attack at the Angels strip club in Flushing.