Cardi B has filed for divorce from her rapper husband Offset after just three years of marriage.
The Bodak Yellow hitmaker filed documents in Superior Court, Fulton County, Georgia on Tuesday under their real names — Belcalis Almanzar and Kiari Cephus — as part of a divorce petition, according to TMZ.
The couple married in a secret ceremony in 2017 and share two-year-old daughter Kulture.
In her divorce filing, Cardi B, 27, states she ‘is seeking primary physical custody as well as legal custody’ of the couple’s child.
Shock split: Cardi B has filed for divorce from Offset (the couple are seen here at a pre-Grammys party in January 2020)
The Bronx-born recording artist is also seeking child support, although TMZ states the exact amount is unclear.
The court documents state that ‘there are no prospects for a reconciliation’ and that the relationship is ‘irretrievably broken.’
However, the documents add that Cardi hopes the divorce ‘will be settled by agreement of the parties’, according to E! News.
News of the split was first reported by Hollywood Unlocked.
With the incredible success of her debut studio album, Invasion of Privacy, Cardi’s assumed net worth is around $24 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, while 28-year-old Offset’s fortune is estimated at $26 million.
Divorce: Cardi ‘is seeking primary physical custody as well as legal custody’ of Kulture as well as child support and says the marriage is ‘irretrievably broken’ (the couple are pictured at their daughter’s second birthday party)
Despite what appeared to be an amorous relationship on social media, Offset’s last appearance on his wife’s Instagram was on August 20 when she shared a clip from his video, Need It.
And her husband’s infidelity appears to have been the breaking point for the female rapper.
A source told People Tuesday: ‘Offset has pretty much cheated the entire time but Cardi looked the other way because of the baby. She also didn’t want to be embarrassed. But she’s had enough.’
Tried to make it work: Her husband’s infidelity appears to have been the breaking point for the female rapper. A source told People Tuesday: ‘Offset has pretty much cheated the entire time but Cardi looked the other way because of the baby’
Cardi previously accused Offset of infidelity in 2018 just five months after the birth of their daughter.
After she declared they ‘grew out of love’ and were ‘not together anymore, Offset publicly pleaded with her to give him another chance.
In a lengthy post on his Instagram, he wrote: ‘We’re going through a lot of things right now, a lot of things in the media. I want to apologize to you Cardi. I embarrassed you. I made you go crazy.’
He went on: ‘I was partaking in activity that I shouldn’t have been partaking in, and I apologize. You know what I’m saying? For breaking your heart, for breaking our promise, for breaking God’s promise and being a selfish, messed up husband.’
He added: ‘I’m trying to be a better person….. I apologize to you Cardi. I love you.’
Drama: Cardi previously accused Offset of infidelity in 2018. After she declared they ‘grew out of love’ and were ‘not together anymore, he publicly pleaded with her to give him another chance (pictured November 2018)
Sorry: In December 2018, Offset (pictured in January) declared on Instagram: ‘I was partaking in activity that I shouldn’t have been partaking in, and I apologize…. For breaking your heart, for breaking our promise, for breaking God’s promise and being a selfish, messed up husband’
Just the two of us: Cardi and Kulture regularly show off their matching fashions on social media; seen on Instagram
The Georgia-born rapper was allegedly also involved in a sex tape scandal with another woman in 2017.
Cardi and Offset did reconcile again, getting back together in 2019.
Responding to her critics, Cardi explained in an interview with Cosmopolitan published in April 2019 that she didn’t feel she had to answer to anyone about her personal life.
‘I know I look good, I know I’m rich, I know I’m talented,’ she told the magazine. ‘I know I could get any man I want — any basketball player, football player. But I want to work out my s— with my man, and I don’t got to explain why.’
She added: ‘I’m not your property. This is my life … I’m going to take my time, and I’m going to decide on my decision. It’s not right, what he f***ing did — but people don’t know what I did, ’cause I ain’t no angel.’
The details: Newly obtained documents include Cardi’s divorce petition
Separated: The filings indicate that she and Offset have been living separately for some time
On his own: The Migos member has been glimpsed on Cardi’s social media since mid-August
And earlier this year, in the January issue of Vogue, Cardi once again defended her decision to stay with Offset despite his cheating.
‘When me and my husband got into our issues—you know, he cheated and everything—and I decided to stay with him and work together with him, a lot of people were so mad at me,’ she told Vogue. ‘A lot of women felt disappointed in me.’
But, she explained: ‘If you love somebody and you stop being with them, and you’re depressed and social media is telling you not to talk to that person because he cheated, you’re not really happy on the inside until you have the conversation.’
Cardi and Offset’s marriage was again rocked by rumors of his cheating in December 2019.
At the time, the Migos member sent a direct message to Tekashi 6ix9ine’s girlfriend, who later publicized the exchange.
Paying up: Cardi also requested that Offset cover all of her attorney fees and legal costs throughout the divorce proceedings
Splitting: The two apparently don’t have a prenuptial agreement, so Cardi is requesting that all assets earned during their marriage be split
Debts: She’s also asking that any debts they accrued during the marriage be split
But Cardi came to her husband’s defense and claimed his account had been hacked.
‘You know, I know babe, you’ve done some dumb s**t,” Cardi said in an Instagram Live video from December.
‘Everybody knows he’s done some dumb s**t. But come on now, [he’s] not dumb, he’s not crazy, we’ve been so good, we had a sweet weekend, our life has been good, he’s not going to play himself like that. That’s why I’m not going to entertain that, that’s why I’m not getting rowdy. Simple as that.’
Her most recent hit with Meg Thee Stallion reached the No. 1 spot on Billboard charts and has received more than 93 million streams online.
Offset, who’s real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, has three children with other women: Kalea Marie Cephus, Kody Cephus and Jordan Cephus.
Cardi’s divorce filings indicate that she and Offset have been living separately for some time.
The rapper also requested that Offset cover all of her attorney fees and legal costs throughout the divorce proceedings.
The two apparently don’t have a prenuptial agreement, so Cardi is requesting that all assets earned during their marriage be split, as well as any debts accrued during that time.
More drama: Cardi and Offset’s marriage was again rocked by rumors of his cheating in December 2019, after he sent a direct message to rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s girlfriend
Explanation: Cardi later claimed that Offset’s account had been hacked and that he hadn’t been the one to send the message