US rapper Cardi B given second chance by judge for community service hours
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Rapper Cardi B appears at the Queens County Criminal Court in New York on Jan 17, 2023.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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NEW YORK – Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B has until March 1 to complete 15 days of mandatory community service over a 2018 assault at a strip club, a New York City judge ruled on Tuesday.
The Queens District Attorney’s Office told Reuters the hearing was a “compliance update” and the judge had asked Cardi B to come in because she had not completed her 15 days of community service per her plea deal.
The WAP (2020) artiste, 30, arrived at the Queens County Criminal Court wearing a form-fitting white dress and long white coat.
Cardi B’s attorney said in a statement: “Personally and professionally, Cardi is dedicated to community service and charitable endeavours. She therefore appreciates the court giving her until March 1 to complete her community service commitment in Queens, New York.”
Police said the American star, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, got into an argument with female bartenders at a club.
She had accused one of them of having an affair with her husband and fellow rapper, Offset.
Cardi B pleaded guilty to two misdemeanour assault charges in 2022
“Part of growing up and maturing is being accountable for your actions,” she said after her hearing in September. “As a mother, it’s a practice that I am trying to instill in my children, but the example starts with me.” REUTERS
