Cardi B Explains Why She Divorced Offset, Says She Didn’t Want to Wait Until He Cheated Again

Cardi B reveals more about what led to her split from Offset after three years of marriage.

Late Wednesday evening (Sept. 23), after announcing she would be going live on her OnlyFans account, the 27-year-old rapper talked about her decision to divorce Offset. As reported in Vanity Fair, during the livestream, the Bronx native explained that she refused to wait for another controversy to arise in the media regarding Set's infidelities.

"I didn't wait until he cheated on me again. I didn't wait [for] another controversy with him being involved," Cardi said. "I decided to leave. If I wanted to stay, I could have stayed. I decided to leave.”

Elsewhere in the conversation, the "Wap" rapper told fans that no one could make her feel self-conscious about her decision to leave her marriage.

“You cannot hurt my feelings trying to throw the divorce in my face because, at the end of the day, I decided I wanted to leave,” she said.

The news that Bronx native, born Belcalis Almanzar, filed for divorce in Fulton County court on against the "Fight Night" rhymer broke on Friday (Sept. 18). According to the legal documents, Offset was given 30 days to the day of the complaint's initial filing to answer the court summons. If he does not do so, a judgment will be taken against Offset for the relief demanded in the paperwork. A part of the divorce, Cardi is requesting a split of the assets she and Offset acquired while married. She has also asked that the debts they've acquired being divided equally. She additionally wants her separate property and is asking that Offset cover her legal fees. Cardi B is seeking full custody of their two-year-old daughter, Kulture, as well.

Since the announcement of their split, Offset has not shared his side of the story. However, he has announced his first stage show since the launch of his new media platform AXSD. "I get to perform for my fans again with my artists, Duke Deuce and YRN Mango live, globally on my platform," he said in a statement.

Cardi, on the other hand, has spoken out once before about the separation. A day after the news made headlines across the country, Bardi went on social media to explain that she isn't distraught and crying over their breakup.