Cardi B let fans into a chapter of her world, one riddled with heartbreak, betrayal, and survival. And she had no chill in a spicy Twitter (Now X) Spaces session when the Bronx-bred rap queen got open about how Offest's alleged infidelity while she was pregnant left more than just a mark on her emotions but also on her body.
"It's not only the cheating," Cardi said to Holzman, her voice a mix of fire and fatigue. "It's the lies all the time, the gaslighting, and it was messing with my head."
It was, as Cardi told it, a perfect storm of gaslighting and mind games, one that spun her into outright paranoia. She explained what it's like to live on the edge, the next rumor, the following headline, the next stab in the back. "I couldn't eat or sleep," she admitted. "My baby was born at 5 pounds because I wasn't able to eat; I was so depressed."
"I say all those things to all my significant others initially." Behind the scenes, Cardi says that she didn't have a "significant other," and she didn't have a support system. She drew a portrait of a woman, about to be overtaken by the weight of suspicion, carrying life inside her. The "constant drama," as she called it, wasn't only impacting her; it was affecting her unborn child.
For fans who have been following Cardi's story, this wasn't the first time Offset's name was associated with infidelity rumors, though this time around, the aftermath has landed differently. Even after therapy, allowing herself to heal and is shocked! Giving Offset at least one more chance, Cardi says the pain tortured her to a dangerous brink.
"I was going to end up going to jail because I was going to end up killing him," she admitted, perhaps way too honestly. "Really, with my own bare hands, because it was getting to be too much."
That wrath doesn't come from one betrayal but accumulates over the years due to dishonesty, silence, and false promises. Thankfully, Cardi attributes her management and label for taking over when things got dark. Therapy was a lifeline; she fought back one step, one session, one breath at a time.
The timing of Cardi's candid confessions is another twist. Hours before she went live, Offset's social media accounts suddenly disappeared in the wake of a cryptic, passionate message he posted on them. The post appeared to be a rousing response to a viral photograph of Stefon Diggs; Cardi reported a new man with a hairstyle that bears a startling resemblance to one of her son Waves.
"Now somebody die playing with my son then ya be the crash out," Offset wrote. "Idc what I'm lookin like wit my kids."
For Cardi B, it was not just a rant but a reckoning. And to anyone who tuned in, it was a sobering reminder that fame cannot protect anyone from pain. Underneath those sparkles, behind those bars and hotlines, beyond the Billboard homages, there's a woman who hurt, healed and decided to speak her truth loudly.
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