Those who are fans of Cardi B and Offset know the rappers have had their ups and downs through the years. Their on-and-off-again relationship has been plagued by cheating scandals on Offset's part and even a divorce filing from Cardi B. Despite their past issues, things have been relatively smooth-sailing in recent years — that is, until Offset accused his wife of cheating in June 2023.
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Cardi B and Offset (real name Kiari Kendrell Cephus) started dating in early 2017 following the release of their track "Lick." They secretly got married on September 20, 2017 — a month before Offset publicly proposed to Cardi onstage at a concert in Philadelphia.
In July 2018, they welcomed their first child together, a daughter they named Kulture Kiari Cephus. Their second child, a son they named Wave Set Cephus, was born in September 2021. And of course, there were plenty of cheating scandals, breakups, and a divorce filing along the way.
So what's going on with Offset accusing Cardi of being unfaithful? Let's take a closer look.
Offset accused Cardi B of cheating in a since-deleted tweet.
On June 26, Offset took to his Instagram Story with a claim that caught people's attention. "My wife f—ed a N—- on me gang yall n—- know how I come," he wrote in the since-deleted segment, per Page Six. There was no further elaboration or context offered by the rapper.
Fan reactions to Offset accusing Cardi B of cheating have been…entertaining.
Twitter users couldn't help but weigh in on the possibility of Cardi B having cheated on Offset. One person tweeted, "If Cardi B did cheat on offset, let it be known that i support her."
Meanwhile someone else tweeted, "If Cardi B can cheat on Offset, I will never believe in love again."
Yet another Twitter user wrote, "I’m not saying I condone cheating but if Cardi B did cheat on Offset, it’s what he deserves."
Cardi B responded to the cheating accusation—and she was not having it.
In response to her husband's accusation, Cardi took to Twitter Space with a 3-minute message that started with a verse from Keyshia Cole's "I Should Have Cheated,"according to People.
"First of all, let me say, you can't accuse me of all the things you know that you are guilty of," she sang. "Sing it with me, y'all! And I see that it is easy for you to blame everything on me. Yes, honey!"
Cardi continued: "Listen, don't pay attention to that country man. That motherf—er spiraling and thinking s—."
Cardi argued that if she did cheat, the word would be out immediately.
In her message, Cardi also pointed out that her level of fame would make it nearly impossible to cheat, even if she wanted to. “Come on, y’all. I'm f—ing Cardi B n—-. I think sometimes motherf—ers forget I'm Cardi B," she said. "If I was giving this p—- to anybody, it would be out. I'm not just anybody."
Cardi continued: "Can't f— no regular degular shmegular 'cause they gonna tell the world. And I can't f— nobody in the industry 'cause they gonna tell too."
Offset is the one who has been caught cheating in the past.
Two wrongs don't make a right, but the reason many folks are OK with the idea of Cardi B cheating (even though she insists she didn't) is because Offset has been unfaithful to her in the past on multiple occasions.
Cardi later addressed Offset's infidelity during a January 2020 cover story for Vogue. “When me and my husband got into our issues—you know, he cheated and everything—and I decided to stay with him and work together with him, a lot of people were so mad at me; a lot of women felt disappointed in me,” she told the publication.
She added: "People that be in marriages for years, when they say till death do us part, they not talking about little arguments like if you leave the fridge open. That’s including everything.”
