Cardi B has turned herself in to New York City police on Monday in connection with a recent assault on two bartenders at a strip club in the Queens borough of New York City, police said. The rapper was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and assault, the New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to Us Weekly.
The “I Like It” rapper is one of 10 people accused of throwing bottles and chairs during the August 29th incident, at Angels, a strip club in Flushing, a police source told ABC News. During the incident, which occurred around 3 a.m., two women, ages 21 and 23, “were attacked with chairs, bottles and other items,” a public information officer from the NYPD said.
According to ABC News, Cardi B, 25, is the only person who has been charged at this time, but police have said that they are interested in speaking with the other nine suspects.
TMZ reports that the “Bodak Yellow” rapper allegedly ordered an attack on two bartenders, Baddie Gi and Jade, the latter of whom she believed slept with her husband, Offset.
Police have said that they are investigating whether one of the bartenders was having an affair with Cardi B’s husband, whose band has been known to play at the venue.
Cardi B has been charged with one count of misdemeanor assault for striking a bartender, causing a laceration to that individual’s foot and bruising on their legs. She has also been charged with two counts of misdemeanor reckless endangerment for throwing items at the two bartenders.
Joe Tacopina, an attorney for the bartenders, said in a statement: “Cardi B ordered and committed violent assaults against my clients, and is being called to justice for her crimes. Apparently, she thinks her celebrity status puts her above the law, since she has bragged to multiple people and on social media that she orchestrated these vicious attacks. But reality is setting in, as justice does not care whether her name is Cardi B or Carly B, and she will now answer for her crimes.”
This is the second time in recent weeks that the rapper has made headlines for being involved in an altercation. Cardi B previously had a brief scuffle with Nicki Minaj at the Harper’s Bazaar ICONS party on September 7.