Cardi B‘s team has released a statement regarding a story she recently told about a wild encounter with the Los Angeles Police Department, confirming that it was, in fact, not real.
In a statement provided to Billboard on Wednesday (March 27), the Bronx rapper’s representatives wrote, “This IG live was taken out of context and there is no truth to this story. Apologies for any confusion.”
The statement was sent out soon after TMZ did some digging, following the LAPD pointed out that there’s no evidence that the situation ever occurred.
Earlier this week, the New York City rapper took to Instagram Live and claimed that law enforcement officers accused her of selling drugs without realizing who she was.
“They had all the helicopters in LA,” she said. “Yo, I was freaking out. They had me outside for like three hours. They had me getting butt-naked outside. Shit was crazy. It was deadass a movie and whatever, but you already know.
“I’m about to sue the LAPD. I told them, like, ‘Yo, I’m Cardi B. Do I look like I gotta sell some shit? Why would I do that? I would never pull no shit like that.’”
She continued: “They didn’t believe me. It was some white cops and they ain’t know who I was. They was really tough on me and everything. They said somebody gave them a clue. I really feel like it was one of my opps and shit, like they really trying to ruin my life type shit. Y’all don’t even fucking know. I been going through a lot lately.”
She then completely changed her tone, which was deeper than usual, and laughingly said, “No seriously,” before thanking her fans for supporting her new single. This led to some fans believing she was joking the entire time, which it turns out she was.
In other news, the single she thanked her followers for supporting was released earlier this month. “Enough (Miami)” features menacing synths and trap-inspired drums with a minimal beat that gives the 31-year-old plenty of room to showcase her ferocious bars.
“One bitch, two bitch, old bitch, new bitch/ None of y’all bitches not gon’ do shit/ I’m in Miami, I pull up on cruise ship/ You in Miami, four hoеs to a room shit,” she raps on the blockbuster single.
The track debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week.
