Cardi B takes plea deal to avoid jail time in strip club brawl 

Cardi B has accepted a plea deal that will allow her to avoid any prison time for her role in a New York strip club brawl.

The rapper, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, appeared in court on Thursday and agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor charges of third-degree assault and reckless endangerment.

The deal comes with a sentence of 15 days of community service, rather than the prison time she had faced under the original felony charges, which stem from a vicious attack on two female bartenders at a strip club in 2018.

The surprise plea deal came just a day before jury selection in Cardi B’s trial was set to begin, and will allow the Grammy-winning star to avoid potentially embarrassing court testimony.

Cardi B arrived in Queens Supreme Court to accept the surprise plea deal wearing a form-fitting white dress and white heels

The rapper, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, appeared in court on Thursday and agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor charges of third-degree assault and reckless endangerment

The plea deal also stipulates that Cardi B supply the court with a DNA sample, and prohibits her from contacting the victims in the case for three years. 

Cardi B arrived in Queens Supreme Court to accept the surprise plea deal wearing a form-fitting white dress and white heels.

In a statement following the hearing, she said: ‘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,’ she added. 

‘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,’ said Cardi B. 

‘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.’ 

Cardi B raises her right hand as she is sworn in as she pleads guilty today and was sentenced to 15 days of community service

In a statement following the hearing, she said: ‘Part of growing up and maturing is being accountable for your actions.’

Police say Cardi B and her entourage argued with a bartender at Angels Strip Club in 2018. 

She allegedly told eight people, including Tawana Jackson-Morel and Jeffrey Bush, to assault sisters Baddie Gi and Jade. 

The sisters were working as bartenders at the strip club, and Cardi B allegedly believed Jade was having an affair with her husband, Offset.

Cops say a fight broke out in which chairs, bottles and hookah pipes were thrown, causing minor injuries to one of the women woman and another employee.  

The performer had previously denied harming anyone.   

Cardi B had originally only been charged with misdemeanors. But the charges escalated after prosecutors presented the case to a grand jury when she rejected a plea deal that would have given her a conditional discharge.

Developing story, more to follow.