Cardi B has filed for divorce, for the second time, from husband Offset, her representatives have confirmed.
Amid reports that the rapper had been cheating on Cardi, real name Belcalis Marlenis, the mom-of-two filed on Wednesday July 31 with reports adding that they had grown apart.
The Migos rapper had previously denied the cheating allegations, as he took to Instagram the day before the filing to set the record straight, telling fans: "Shawty ain’t my shawty." He had been pictured with a woman he previously dated.
Cardi, 31, and 32-year-old Offset began dating in early 2017 and became engaged late that year. But the pair have been through some major ups and downs in the last seven years. Here's a timeline of their relationship, dating back to when it all began, their secret marriage, their two children, and the speed bumps…
Here's a timeline of their relationship, dating back to when it all began, their secret marriage, their two children, and the speed bumps…
First days
Cardi, real name Belcalis Almánzar, and Offset, real name Kiari Kendrell Cephus, first created a buzz when they launched their relationship in early 2017.
They made their first appearance at a New York Knicks game in March 2017 and things progressed quickly from there when in October 2017, the Migos rapper got down on one knee at Power 99's Powerhouse Concert and proposed to the "I Like It" rapper.
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© Getty ImagesWedding and building a family
Their romance escalated when in April 2018, during a performance on Saturday Night Live, Cardi revealed that she and Offset were, in fact, expecting their first child together, showing off her six-month pregnancy belly.
A couple months later, TMZ found a private marriage certificate which revealed that the two rappers had actually been married since September 2017 aka a month before the public proposal. Offset alluded to the same during an appearance at the BET Awards, and Cardi finally confirmed the news on Twitter.
© Getty Images"This why I name my album Invasion of Privacy cause people will do the most to be nosey about your life," she penned. "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!"
Cardi alluded to the fact that in the few months that they were together, they had broken up and made up, and their wedding was a small affair. "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. I said I do, with no dress and no make up and no ring!"
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In July 2018, she welcomed their first child, daughter Kulture, now five years old.
© Getty ImagesSeparation and return
Months later, in December 2018, Cardi revealed on Instagram in a since-deleted video that she and her rapper husband had separated, stating that they "grew out of love."
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However, not long after, they had gotten back together, with Offset later claiming that he had put in a lot of work to bring them back together. They attended the 2019 Grammys that February together, where Cardi won the prestigious Best Rap Album prize.
© Getty ImagesThat took a turn once again in September 2020, when court documents revealed that the couple had filed for divorce. A month later, though, Cardi confirmed that they were back together.
A second baby, a wedding, and the present day
In June 2021, the "Bongos" performer revealed that she and the "Zeze" rapper were expecting their second child, and welcomed their son Wave, now two years old, that September.
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In September 2022, Cardi announced her intent to plan an official wedding with Offset, and while they celebrated their anniversary in 2023, and appeared together at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, by the end of the year they had cooled things off, with the pair both unfollowing each other.
“You know when you just out grow [sic] relationships,” she wrote on Instagram, adding: "I’m tired of protecting peoples [sic] feelings…I GOTTA PUT MYSELF FIRST."
Offset also shared a cryptic message, posting a snippet of Al Pacino’s Scarface character shouting, “Hey, [expletive] you, man! Who put this thing together? Me! Who do I trust? Me!”
2024 divorce
Cardi filed for divorce on Wednesday July 31 with reports adding that they had grown apart and the rapper deciding it was "time" to move on.
The decision came a day after Offset was seen with a former girlfriend, Big PrettyRedz, although he had taken to Instagram to deny cheating allegations, telling fans: "Shawty ain’t my shawty."
© Raymond HallPrettyRedz also denied anything untoward was happening; the model's husband Kyng Rocky died in June, and she is pregnant with his baby.
“It’s completely crazy that I even have to do this! PLEASE! If not for me…PLEASE RESPECT MY LATE HUSBAND!” she wrote via her Instagram Story.
