Cardi B reportedly indicted on new felony charges over strip club fight


Cardi B has reportedly been indicted by a grand jury on felony charges.
Although this indictment will remain sealed until next week, The Associated Press reports that the 26-year-old rapper was indicted on Friday on two counts of felony attempted assault. TMZ had previously reported that she had been indicted on 14 charges, including two counts of felony attempted assault, as well as misdemeanor reckless endangerment and criminal solicitation.
These charges are in connection with a fight Cardi B and a group she was with were allegedly involved in at Queens' Angels Strip Club in August 2018, during which "chairs, bottles and hookah waters pipes were thrown" and two bartenders were injured, The Associated Press reports. A lawyer for the bartenders said last year that Cardi B "committed violent assaults against my clients," The Washington Post reports.
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Cardi B had previously been charged with two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment, as well as one misdemeanor count of assault, CNN reports. Her lawyer has said "we are not aware of any evidence that she caused anybody any harm at the club that night."
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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.
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