Cardi B’s family, especially her mom, are fed up with Offset’s behavior. Offset cheats on Cardi so frequently that it’s hard to see why anyone would want to stay with him. I’m completely engrossed in this drama. Cardi has always boasted about her close bond with her family, but she has also made it clear that she has no plans to leave Offset because he’s the love of her life. It’s a complicated situation. So, will Cardi ever leave Offset, or will she choose him over her family? And did he really give her an STD? Let’s break it down.
Most fans side with Cardi’s mom, who has been urging her to dump Offset for over four years now. Offset continues to embarrass Cardi publicly with his infidelity. He often gets involved with women who are quick to announce their affairs and humiliate Cardi. Fans suspect Offset love-bombed Cardi from the start to make her attached to him. For instance, their first date was at the 2017 Super Bowl, and Offset got them the best seats in the stadium.
You might think Offset’s cheating started after they got married, but he was unfaithful long before that. Remember his proposal in October 2017 in Philadelphia during a concert? It seemed sweet, but sources claim Offset proposed because he had cheated a few weeks earlier and wanted to apologize. He knew she wanted to get married, so he used the proposal to win her back. The proposal was the most public part of their relationship up until then, and Offset wanted to make a big statement. He claimed it was to be romantic, but sources say he knew she wouldn’t say no in public. Talk about shady.
So, what did Cardi’s mom think about the proposal, knowing her daughter was marrying a cheater? It turns out she wasn’t supportive of the marriage. She expressed her concerns to Cardi, but by then, Cardi and Offset had already married in a quick shotgun wedding, leaving little anyone could do. Cardi herself wasn’t too sure about the marriage either, keeping it secret until TMZ leaked their wedding certificate. She responded by saying:
“There are so many moments that I share with the world, and then there are moments that I want to keep for myself. Getting married was one of those moments. Our relationship was so new, breaking up and making up, and we had a lot of growing up to do. But we were still in love, and we didn’t want to lose each other. One morning in September, we woke up and decided to get married. We found someone to marry us, and she did, just the two of us and my cousin. And I said ‘I do’ with no dress, no makeup, and no ring.”
This Notes app statement suggests she was quite upset about the situation. While it’s understandable that she would be upset about the invasion of privacy, fans found it strange that she was so upset. It seemed she wanted to keep things secret because she suspected Offset would cheat again. And she was right. Being married seemed to give Offset more audacity to cheat, earning him the nickname Offcheat instead of Offset. Reports indicated that Cardi’s mom was very uncomfortable with the situation, especially as Cardi continued to stick by her man.
Not long after giving birth to their daughter Kulture in 2018, Cardi announced she was leaving Offset. “Things just haven’t been working out between us for a long time, and it’s nobody’s fault. It’s just like I guess we grew out of love, but we’re not together anymore.” She didn’t mention Offset’s cheating, but it was immediately clear what had happened. Unsurprisingly, Offset’s side piece revealed their affair, prompting Cardi to file for divorce and leave him.
“I’ve been mentally detached from Offset ever since he had his baby. I didn’t realize how serious his marriage was. I’d seen bits and pieces, but it wasn’t until today that I fully understood everything. Some girls might think, ‘I took Cardi B’s man,’ or ‘I’m the reason they’re getting divorced,’ but I just feel ashamed.”
Can you believe she said she didn’t know their marriage was that serious? Come on, girl. Instead of owning up to his mistakes, Offset tried to blame Cardi’s fans for their divorce, commenting, “Y’all won.” People were quick to call him out. One person said, “Offset has been cheating all year long, and when Cardi B finally left him, he said ‘Y’all won.'” Someone else added, “Offset commenting ‘Y’all won’ like we’re the reason he cheated 47 times.”
A few days later, Offset tried to win Cardi back by tweeting, “F y’all, I miss Cardi.” Once again, he dragged us into it, trying to make it seem like it was our fault. He also made a video saying he wanted her back: “That’s to get my wife back, Cardi. We’re going through a lot right now, a lot in the media. I want to apologize to you, Cardi. I embarrassed you. I made you look crazy doing things I shouldn’t have been doing. I was partaking in activities I shouldn’t have.”
Remember when I said he used to love bomb Cardi? He tried to love bomb her into taking him back by crashing her Rolling Loud performance and begging her in front of more than 60,000 people. “This is Cardi for real.” It was manipulative, but it worked because she took him back. But in 2020, things got messy, and Cardi filed for divorce from Offset again. According to court documents, she claimed the marriage was “irretrievably broken” and that there was no hope for reconciliation. She also requested primary custody of Kulture and demanded that Offset pay child support.
The second time around, everyone thought Cardi was done with Offset for good. But, to everyone’s surprise, Cardi didn’t seem serious about the divorce. Just a few weeks after filing, she was seen hanging out with Offset, and from the videos, they looked way too close to be just exes or friends. Cardi was definitely not taking things seriously. Despite giving him multiple chances, Offset kept cheating on her, causing her a lot of public embarrassment as people trolled her about his affairs.
Even Tasha K got involved, clearly still salty about the $4 million she owes Cardi. She posted a video of a woman claiming Offset had snuck her into the home he shared with Cardi. Tasha wrote, “According to her, she’s known Offset since 2013 up until last year, and this is at their home in Hollywood. She says that’s her daughter’s bed she’s sitting on.” Tasha further trolled Cardi by posting a collage and captioning it, “Which one of y’all think will actually, for real this time, leave Offcheat?”
Offset then tried to justify his cheating by claiming Cardi cheated on him first. He tweeted, “My wife slept with a man on me gang. Y’all know how I come.” His attempt to blame her after years of his own cheating was beyond messed up. But the final straw for Cardi’s mom happened a couple of weeks ago. So, what did Offset do to make her so mad? He got someone else pregnant.
A couple of weeks ago, two friends, Bleu and Pre, got into a fight, and Bleu exposed Pre for having an affair with Offset and getting pregnant. Bleu said, “To post my address was a low blow, but I got a lower blow for you because this is all over Cardi’s husband.” She also said, “This is all because a married man got Pre pregnant and made her get a termination for chump change, and her telling everybody and them assuming it was me telling everyone, but really it was the woman who got the termination who was telling everyone.” Bleu also claimed Offset gave her $15,000 to keep quiet about the affair.
This situation was a complete mess, but it made Cardi’s mom realize she needed to help her daughter leave the marriage. Offset’s family didn’t make it any easier—they enabled his behavior because he provided for them financially. They were willing to overlook his mistakes as long as the money kept coming in. Worse yet, they shamed Cardi for not wanting to stay with a cheating husband, pressuring her to keep quiet and appear like a dutiful wife. Offset’s father even criticized Cardi publicly on social media, accusing her of seeking attention. He wrote, “Social media is powerful, but it’s not the place for family matters. Unfortunately, my son’s wife doesn’t understand this and shares everything online without considering the impact on others, especially the other children. My son isn’t innocent and has made mistakes, but the situation is a constant drama.”
He went on, “It’s a back-and-forth mudslinging fueled by jealousy, envy, insecurities, psychological issues, and drugs. Like many young adults, he doesn’t always follow advice, but he’s a 25-year-old with unlimited money, women chasing him, and people at his disposal. Combine that with a hot-headed woman who thrives on social media attention and is financially on his level or above, and it’s a recipe for disaster.”
It’s unfair to criticize a woman for being upset about her husband’s infidelity. We need to bring back a sense of shame for such behavior because this isn’t right. Cardi eventually took Offset back and faced heavy criticism online for her decision. She defended herself, saying, “Everyone’s asking why I’m not leaving him. I’m rich, talented, and could get any man I want, but I want to work through my issues with my man. I don’t have to explain why. This is my life, and I’ll make my own decisions. What he did was wrong, but people don’t know what I’ve done because I’m not perfect either.”
She said, “If people are talking about it and keep asking me how I feel, I’m going to address it. I love my man, and I don’t want to leave him, but you all need to understand that this is my life.”
Why not let them know what’s right or wrong? No, it’s not right for a man to cheat, but what do you want me to do? Sleep with another man, start all over again, and get cheated on again? This happens to everyone, and it could happen to you too. People have different relationships. Unfortunately for Cardi, sticking by Offset meant dealing with more disrespect from his family. Remember when she went off on Offset last year for cheating? It was a mess. You talk to someone, and they play in your face, over and over again until you’re like, “Watch what I’m about to do. Watch what I’m about to say.” It’s so sad that someone likes to play games with me when I’m at my most vulnerable, when I’m not feeling confident. He knows I’m at home, chilling, not doing much. I’ve really been sparing him. He’s been feeling himself because of his album, and he’s been doing me dirty. After so many years, the thank you I got from him is crazy. I had to go to the internet because whenever I tell him something, he doesn’t take it seriously, and I’m tired of it. I’m tired of knowing he’s out there feeling himself when I’m at my lowest and most vulnerable.
Not long after that, Offset’s sister was caught liking shady posts about Cardi and intentionally trying to humiliate her. Offset retweeted a post that said, “Women really be wanting you to be rich and not cheat. Just irrational.” She commented, “They really are just men.” She also said, “Y’all do know no one can make you happy but you, right?” Then there was a tweet that said, “Cardi is a perfect example of a woman doing everything a man desires and still being mistreated. She works as he desires, hopes with his outside children.” Offset’s sister replied, “Always remember that people tweeting stuff like this, and I cannot stress this enough, do not know these people.” She then said, “Child, she said she was single. How is she hurt all of a sudden?” She also asked people to stop talking about her brother negatively, saying, “Y’all are going to stop painting my brother as a bad guy. My boy can’t ever enjoy his birthday or Christmas.” She also tweeted, “Y’all don’t know me or them. Get out of my mentions, get some money, and play with some grass. Have a good night.” Telling the internet, “Your husband is a bad ninja,” is crazy. She knows her brother is a shameless cheat, and instead of calling him out, she tries to make Cardi look like the bad guy for not sitting pretty and taking the embarrassment like a good wife. Offset’s family seems like a bunch of enablers who won’t check his bad behavior because he’s got money, so it’s no surprise Cardi can’t stand them. She doesn’t even like Offset’s mom because remember how Cardi went off on his mom when his mom reposted a picture of Kulture reading. This made Cardi very angry, and she wrote, “I grew up poor but with so much love from my mom and dad’s side of the family. I will not accept anything less for my children. I will not accept fake love for my kids. My family is enough.”
This was all the proof we needed to see that Cardi B is definitely not on good terms with Offset’s family. She even went live on Instagram to vent her frustrations with Offset’s mom, saying:
“I will not accept fake love for my kids. Don’t post my kids with that fake love nonsense. Don’t try me because I’m being really nice right now. If people don’t understand what I’m telling them in private, I’ll make it public, and I’m going to light up a match in this situation. You want to take advantage of my kindness, manipulate, and gaslight me. I’m not going to do that with my kids. There’s a warning. I told people to stop playing with me, but you keep playing. It’s annoying because people think that because I’m ghetto or emotional, they can manipulate my brain. But I’m very understandable, and when I’ve had it up to here, I go live to make things clear. If you think you can gaslight me, I’ll go public so you understand better. It’s bad enough you don’t hold your own accountable, but you’re not going to act like I need to be accountable, especially when it comes to my kids. I didn’t grow up like a dog; I had a huge family with mom, dad, aunts, uncles, and grandparents, and I expect nothing less for my kids. So, don’t manipulate me when I’m protecting my kids. You don’t have to like me, but you will respect my kids. If you don’t love my kids properly, don’t look for them, don’t speak on them. My baby father is a great dad, but anyone else, don’t play with my kids. Now I’m being nice until people stop talking to me like I’m easy to manipulate or gaslight. Every time I feel manipulated, I’ll show you publicly. I’m nice when I want to be, but I’m a problem when I’ve had enough. Everyone who knows me knows my Libra moon, and I don’t care who’s hurt or mad. I’m going to protect myself and my children.”
Cardi B emphasized that this wasn’t for publicity but to address how people try to manipulate her because of her background. She expressed her frustration that some only understand her when she speaks publicly.
Cardi has been dealing with these issues with Offset’s family for a while, not just with fans on social media. Initially, her dad was all about her staying in the marriage. She once tweeted, “Why my dad was yelling at me because someone told him me and Offset broke up, and I’m quick to cut my dad off, so don’t get comfortable.” But recently, her family has shifted their stance, allegedly urging her to leave the marriage after seeing how Offset treats her and how he almost had a baby with someone else. This situation is concerning because if Offset is sleeping around without protection, he risks infecting Cardi with something from one of his many side pieces.
According to a new blind item, rapper-turned-podcaster Joe Budden revealed that Offset’s record label, Atlantic Records, is frustrated with Cardi for not delivering more albums. They gave her an advance for multiple albums, but she has only released one, “Invasion of Privacy.” They’ve warned her that her budget will be cut again if the next album isn’t out by September. The blind item also criticized Cardi for lying to her fans and wasting their time, and Offset for cheating on her despite the pressure she’s under. Her family is worried that Offset’s infidelity will lead to him giving her a venereal disease.
It’s reassuring to see that Cardi has people in her corner who genuinely care about her well-being. This is a lot for her to handle, and it explains why she’s been fighting so hard lately. The next few weeks will be interesting to watch as she decides whether to leave Offset or stay with him. Fans have been vocal about their opinions, with some saying, “At this point, we need to kidnap Offset, and the ransom should be divorce papers from Cardi because he keeps embarrassing us. I haven’t prayed in a while, but I suddenly feel the need to beg God to shield Cardi. Walk away while you still have your dignity, baby. Offset only loves the idea of having you. Cardi needs to divorce Offset. Don’t be loyal to someone who isn’t loyal to you. Loyalty has an expiration date. Go find yourself a billionaire, sis.”
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