Cardi B has clarified a report that claimed her ex-husband Offset is “not supporting” her amid her impending divorce and third pregnancy.
Cardi, 31 — born Belcalis Almánzar — responded to PeopleThe divorce petition is filed on the grounds that her marriage to the 32-year-old Atlanta-born rapper was “more of a distraction than a support.”
When celebrity blogs The Jasmine brand When the anonymous source’s quote circulated, Cardi took to the site’s Instagram comments to refute the report.
“Well this is getting weird because I can tell he helps me a lot with my business and with the kids,” Cardi wrote on Saturday, August 3.
She added: “I’ve never in my career, no matter what I’ve been through, had friends or family go to the media, so I don’t know who that damn source is that goes to People magazine.”
Cardi B has clarified a report that her ex-husband Offset is “not supporting” her amid her impending divorce and third pregnancy; pictured in June.
Cardi, 31, born Belcalis Almanzar, responded to a People magazine claim that she filed for divorce because her marriage to the Atlanta-born rapper, 32, was “more of a distraction than a support”; pictured in March 2023
The Bronx-born music artist stressed: “Even with my (divorce) petition, I’m not asking for child support. My (request) is that he only pay the bills he already pays for the kids and the new one.”
They are expecting their third child together; the couple already share a daughter, Kulture, six, and a son, Wave, two.
The rapper announced her pregnancy on Thursday, August 1, one day after initiating her divorce from the Migos member.
She initially filed for divorce in September 2020, but retracted the decision two months later.
A representative said People that the latest presentation “is not based on rumors of cheating, but has been a long time coming.”
A friend of the mother-to-be also told the publication that filing for divorce is “something they had been discussing and talking about for a while.”
The person explained: ‘It wasn’t like, ‘Oh, she woke up one day, some incident happened and that was it. ‘ She’s been very calm about everything and is focused on her kids.
“She’s excited about this new baby and she’s filming, so everything with her is actually pretty good.”
When celebrity blog The Jasmine Brand circulated the anonymous source’s quote, Cardi took to the site’s Instagram comments to refute the report.
Cardi is expecting her third child with Offset; the couple already share a daughter, Kulture, six, and a son, Wave, two.
Cardi and Offset tied the knot in September 2017; pictured in December 2021
It was added that the two musicians, who have often collaborated on songs, have been having problems for “at least a year or so.”
The source described the split as “amicable” and noted that Cardi’s “friends just want her to be happy.”
The friend continued of the volatile couple: ‘We’ve watched them break up, get back together, break up, get back together, and we just want her to stick to her decision and enjoy her damn life.
“You are very successful. You have come very far in your career. Enjoy life.”