Crime & Safety

Cardi B Faces Felony Assault Charges For Flushing Strip Club Feud

Rapper Cardi B was indicted on felony attempted assault charges Friday for a fight at a Flushing strip club last summer.

Rapper Cardi B arrives at Queens Criminal Court on May 31, 2019.
Rapper Cardi B arrives at Queens Criminal Court on May 31, 2019. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

FLUSHING, QUEENS — Rapper Cardi B was indicted on felony attempted assault charges Friday for a fight at a Flushing strip club last summer, according to news reports.

A Queens grand jury handed down a 14-count indictment in connection with the rapper's August dispute at Angels Strip Club, ABC 7 reported.

The Grammy-winning rapper, whose full name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, initially faced misdemeanor assault and reckless endangerment charges but rejected a plea deal from the Queens District Attorney's office, according to ABC 7.

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Cardi B stands accused of telling companions to throw bottles at two of the strip club's bartenders, one of whom she thought had slept with her husband, the rapper Offset.

She will return to court Tuesday for her arraignment.

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