Cardi B has clarified rumors about her maternity photoshoot, which some thought was a dig at Nicki Minaj.
Fans speculated after spotting the word “pedophile” in the background of one of her Instagram posts, linking it to Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, a registered sex offender.
The 31-year-old “Bodak Yellow” artist, known for her rocky relationship with Minaj, swiftly responded on X (formerly Twitter) to address the situation.
Cardi explained that the photoshoot location was picked randomly due to the paparazzi’s presence.
“First of all, we literally picked a random street because paparazzi was hounding us everywhere,” she wrote, noting that the team had to edit the photos quickly due to a leak.
“Didn’t even have time to go over every detail because people were busy trying to expose my pregnancy as an ‘aha’ moment… Second I’m ALWAYS with the s–ts but I’m not using MY MATERNITY shoot to be funny. Are you dumb??”
Cardi further defended herself against the accusations, stressing that the graffiti was not aimed at Minaj.
In a follow-up tweet, she stated, “Btch my makeup artist touched up the picture because we didn’t have time for all that… if I wanted to be petty I would’ve posted a lot of memes last week.”
Concludingher statement, Cardi expressed frustration with the ongoing speculation, cautioning users to stop spreading false narratives.
“I KEEP TELLIN YALL TO LEAVE ME THE F–K ALONE !! If I’m saying I’m not on that time DONT MAKE ME GET ON THAT TIME. Unrist yourself!!” she declared.
Cardi B and Nicki Minaj’s beef
The beef between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj started back in 2017.
The following year, things escalated at Harper’s Bazaar’s ICONS party during New York Fashion Week.
Videos on social media captured the moment when Cardi, the WAP singer, lashed out at Minaj, using strong language and even throwing a shoe. Cardi left the event barefoot with a bump on her head.
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