Cardi Bsays that performing community service has changed her perspective on life.
Afterrevealing on social mediathat she’s started her 15 days of community service this week — the result of a plea deal stemming from an2018 strip club brawlin Queens, New York — the “Bodak Yellow” rapper and mom (whose real name is Belcalis Almánzar) shared how the experience has opened her eyes to something bigger than herself.
“Community service has been the best thing that has happened to me. Almost like a spiritual journey because sometimes I leave these centers in tears. Those people that we leave behind they just need somebody to talk and a lil push and YOU might be able to change their life forever,” Cardi, 30,tweeted.
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Cardi’s court case was a result of anincident that occurred in August 2018, when two bartenders at Angel’s Strip Club claimed that Cardi ordered an attack on them because she believedher husbandOffset had had an affair with one of them, according to theThe New York TimesandTMZ.
The musician, who had 10 charges dismissed,pled guilty in Septemberto two misdemeanor charges of assault in the third degree and reckless endangerment. She accepted a plea deal that handed her a three-year order of protection from the women involved in the scuffle, plus the slate of community service duty.
Cardi’soriginal deadlineto complete the service was last month, but has now been extended to March 1.
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She continued: “These moments don’t define me and they are not reflective of who I am now. 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.”
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“They go through so much,” she said, adding that she thinks the U.S. doesn’t “provide proper service to our veterans or ex-soldiers.”
The Grammy-winning artist has also been updating her fans with Twitter photos of her chic community service looks, captioned with words of wisdom encouraging her fans to own up to their mistakes.
“My brains are burning from waking up early,” she shared. “Community service then studio…but I did the crime ‘I only have myself to blame.’ "
source: people.com
