New York. Famous rapper of Dominican descent, Cardi B, today pleaded guilty to charges of assault and reckless conduct for a fight that took place at a strip club in New York in 2018 and was sentenced to 15 days of community service, local media say.
The incident happened on August 29, 2018, when she and two companions, Tawana Jackson-Morel and Jeffrey Bush, also defendants in the case, threw bottles, chairs and hookahs during a fight at two sisters who worked as waitresses at the club .
In this way, the award-winning artist, who initially pleaded not guilty, avoids jail time and only has to do 15 days of community service.
If he does not comply with this agreement, he would have to spend 15 days in prison.
The argument arose because, according to Belcalis Almanzar, her real name, one of the sisters was having an affair with her husband, also a rapper, Offset.
Cardi B appeared in court today alongside Jackson-Morel and Bush, who have also pleaded guilty. However, Bush, who is accused of aggression, faces six months behind bars, according to the NBC network’s Channel 4.
The three have to stay away from the two sisters.
After pleading guilty, the rap star released a statement on his Twitter account, saying that “part of growing up and maturing is being accountable for your actions. As a mother, it’s a practice I try to instill in my children.”
“I’ve made some bad decisions in my past that I’m not afraid to face and admit. Those moments don’t define me or reflect who I am now,” says the artist, who also expresses that she wants to put those bad moments behind her “and get back to what I love most: music and my fans”.