Cardi B accepted a plea agreement on Thursday from the Queens County district attorney’s office in New York City after being charged with assault in a 2018 strip club incident.
The original indictment included 12 charges, including two felonies. She has pled guilty to two misdemeanor charges and has agreed to perform community service. The remaining 10 charges were all dismissed.
In 2018, Cardi was involved in a brawl, during which she and nine members of her entourage were accused of throwing bottles, chairs and a hookah pipe inside the Angels Strip Club, injuring two of the bartenders. It is rumored that the Hustlers star suspected one of the bartenders was intimately involved with her husband, Offset.
“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,” the 29-year-old entertainer said in a statement after accepting the plea agreement.
“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,” Cardi continued. “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 “WAP” originally rejected an offer to plead guilty to a third-degree assault in exchange for a conditional discharge.
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