Cardi B has filed for divorce from her husband, rapper Offset, marking the end of their tumultuous relationship.
A representative for Cardi B confirmed the news to The Associated Press, saying, “This is not based on any one particular incident, it has been a long time coming and is amicable.”
While Cardi did not directly address the divorce on her Instagram, she alluded to the split with a baby bump photo.
“With every ending comes a new beginning!” she wrote. “I am so grateful to have shared this season with you, you have brought me more love, more life and most of all renewed my power. It’s so much easier taking life’s twists, turns and tests laying down, but you, your brother and your sister have shown me why it’s worth it to push through!”
Cardi and Offset, whose birth names are Belcalis Almanzar and Kiari Cephus respectively, share two children: 6-year-old daughter Kulture and 2-year-old son Wave. The couple, who have been a prominent force in the hip-hop world, were secretly wed on 20 September 2017, in Atlanta, only announcing their engagement a month later.
This isn’t the first time Cardi has sought a legal separation from Offset. She previously filed for divorce in 2020, citing that the marriage was “irretrievably broken.”
Last year, hints of ongoing marital issues surfaced when the couple unfollowed each other on social media and posted cryptic messages about outgrowing relationships.
The relationship faced public scrutiny when rapper Blueface alleged that Offset had been unfaithful with Blueface’s partner, Crisean. Offset vehemently denied the allegations, saying, “I ain’t never talk [to] or touch that lady.”
The couple, who reconciled after announcing their split in 2018 and subsequently reversing a 2020 divorce filing, faced another public test last June. Offset accused Cardi of infidelity in a now-deleted Instagram Story, prompting a heated exchange on Twitter Spaces.
Cardi responded with a song and stern words directed at Offset.
