Cardi B pleads guilty to 2 misdemeanors
The charges were reportedly in relation to a 2018 incident in which violence broke out at a strip club
Aux News CardiCardi B has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors today, Pitchfork reports, at least one of which was in relation to an incident that took place at a strip club back in 2018. The rapper and musician has been sentenced to 15 days of community service in relation to the crime, as well as being ordered to pay court fees.
Specifically, Cardi B (and two co-defendants) entered a guilty plea on assault in the third degree and reckless endangerment in the second degree, in relation to an incident in which the musician was accused of ordering her bodyguards to beat up bartenders at a strip club in Queens. Ten other charges, including some felonies, were initially brought up against her and her entourage, but were later dropped. (There was also, per Pitchfork, an attempt at one point by the D.A.’s office to use social media posts to prove that the assault was allegedly pre-meditated, but Facebook and Instagram refused to play ball.)
Cardi B issued a statement about the charges today:
Part of growing up and maturing is being accountable for your actions. 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. 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.
The Queens district attorney’s office issued a statement of its own today, noting that, “No one is above the law,” and expressing its happiness at the outcome of the case.
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I love it when celebrities get to use their crimes as a chance for performative declarations of self-improvement.
It’s the only way to be sure.
Who among us hasn’t started a fight at a strip club?
No one’s impressed if you get your hired goons to beat bartenders.The real skill is getting the strippers to fight each other.
I only hire top-quality goons, thank you very much.
I know I have!
Leave poor Ezra Miller alone! When’s the last time you’ve heard of them terrorizing anyone? They’re doing their best!
Serious question: What does community service look like for celebrities? I assume they can’t just volunteer at their cousin’s country club, but they presumably also can’t just go to a food kitchen and rub elbows with plebs and church moms, right? Do courts provide some sort of list of eligible and discreet options? Or is it just generally blown off some other way, like throwing a charity concert or going on The Late Late Show with James Corden?
Picking up trash along the highway?
What does community service look like for celebrities?
I always assumed it was something completely useless, like showing up at a wealthy rehab center on the way to something else, talking to some of the admin for 5 min, and then marking it down for 8 hours. Or maybe just calling to say hello and provide “morale”.
wow, good lawyering
“The Queens district attorney’s office issued a statement of its own today, noting that, ‘No one is above the law’”My office then issued a statement of my own today, noting “lol ok.”
She told her bodyguards to club the bartenders with champaign bottles and chairs, and gets 15 days community service? Way to go, New York.
I don’t believe a word she said.
Cardi B is a great role model.