NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B spoke to girls at a police tutoring program on Friday. She says it has been an eye-opening and emotional week for her performing court-mandated community service for the part she played in the two brawls. At a strip club in New York City in 2018.
The 30-year-old ‘Bodak Yellow’ singer visited the NYPD’s ‘Girls Talk’ event at the Police Training Academy in Queens and shared what the station described as a ‘rags-to-riches story’ . She danced and took pictures with her teens.
Cardi B’s plea bargain requires her to do 15 days of community service by March 1 to avoid a 15-day prison sentence.
I feel like there are a lot of people who make me feel like, ‘This is cool, this is happening, this is what it takes to be on fire, this is what it takes to be on fire,'” Cardi B said of her younger days. told the audience.
“Sometimes it’s just a little bit of peer pressure, like on girls. Great, you’re doping yourself.
New York Police Department Posted a video on Twitter View event highlights.
It drew criticism from some people. retired police officerShe questioned whether Cardi B was a suitable role model for her children, given her sometimes provocative lyrics, criminal record, and admittance to her past. Men drugged and robbed Before becoming famous, she worked as a stripper.
New York City native Cardi B, whose real name is Belcaris Almanzar, has been documenting her community service. every week on twitterOn Saturday she wrote:
She compared the experience to a spiritual journey that sometimes brought her to tears. “For the people we left behind, with someone talking and a little push, you might be able to change their lives forever,” she wrote.
In another post, the multi-platinum selling artist and mother of two complained about waking up early to do community service before going to the recording studio on her way to the police academy. but added: It’s my fault.”
Cardi B agreed to a conditional release in September when her case was about to go to trial. . Her 10 other counts were dismissed, including her two felonies. Two co-defendants also pleaded guilty.
In a statement at the time, Cardi B said: As a mother, it’s a habit I try to instill in my children, but the example starts with me. I’ve made some bad decisions in the past, but I’m not afraid to face it and admit it. These moments don’t define me, they don’t reflect who I am now. “
According to prosecutors, Cardi B and her entourage targeted employees at the Angels strip club in Flushing, Queens over an apparent personal dispute. In one fight, chairs, bottles, and hookah pipes were thrown at the group when they got into an altercation with a bartender. She and another employee suffered minor injuries.
In 2019, Cardi B rejected a conditional release plea bargain. Prosecutors then took the case to a grand jury and obtained an indictment containing two felonies.
NYPD Director of Training Juanita Holmes created the “Girls Talk” program to Build trust and nurture mentorship between police officers and girls, with occasional special guests. Ballet dancer Misty Copeland spoke to the group at police headquarters in December 2021.
Cardi B’s hits include “I Like It” and her collaboration with Maroon 5, “Girls Like You.”
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