Cardi B Escorted Out of Fashion Week Party After Physical â€å“altercationã¢â‚¬â With Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj and Cardi B got into a fight at a New York Fashion Week party Fri night that left Cardi B injured.

A person who witnessed the incident who asked for anonymity because they were non authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press that Minaj was finishing up a conversation with someone when Cardi B tried to assault her, but Minaj's security guards intervened.

Video circulating on social media shows Cardi B lunging toward someone and being held back at Harper'south Bazaar Icons party Friday night. Cardi B reportedly threw one of her shoes at Minaj. Some other video shows the platinum "Bodak Xanthous" rapper being escorted out of the event by security.

Cardi B, wearing a voluminous cherry-red Dolce & Gabanna gown, was seen leaving the party barefoot with what appeared to be a bump on her head.

She and Minaj take been rap rivals since Cardi B began achieving huge success over the last twelvemonth.

In a mail service on Instagram, Cardi B didn't call out Minaj by proper noun but alluded to the fight and said she was sparked because her mothering skills were being disparaged. She and rapper Offset recently had their offset kid together, a daughter.

Minaj has not all the same commented on the incident.

Fans were quick to take sides on social media, some expressing back up for Cardi B.

"Nicki Minaj has to realise (sic) that she tin't be the queen of rap forever. She's been at that place for over 10 years. She should empathise information technology's Cardi B'south fourth dimension and allow her to shine," one Twitter user said. "Cardi B has got the global music manufacture on lockdown. No amount of (expletive) tin can terminate Cardi's fame."

"Everybody quick to telephone call Cardi B ghetto and ratchet saying she could never be classy similar Nicki but she'due south NEVER said she wanted to be," another pointed out. "She's always preached never changing herself for ANYBODY. So either love her or hate her"

"Cardi finally snapped later a year of public and secret bullying. And now she's the bad person? No," another tweeted. "At that place is only so much a person is going to take. Peculiarly when all she'southward been doing is working her (expletive) OFF and living her best life. Jealousy is a nasty ego trait."

Others showed support for Minaj.

"I Think Cardi BEEN Wanting To Put Easily On Nicki, So She Just Justified Her Deportment Past Using 'She Spoke On My Child' As An Alibi. Theirs No Receipts Of Nicki Ever Speaking On Her Kid," one Twitter user said.

"Yous tin honestly tell who has growing upwards to do. if you honestly recall what Cardi did was acceptable delight block me crusade yous childish & ignorant. & yous'll near likely end up in jail," some other user said.

Some thought they were both in the wrong.

"My opinion of cardi b vs Nicki minaj: Both of them are wrong. Cardi b is too impulsive. Nicki minaj shouldn't exist talking (curse) about cardi B," i Twitter user said. "Girls should back up each other. Not tearing each other downwardly"

"Both nicki and cardi are trash and so..." some other tweeted.

And others just made fun of the situation.

"Nicki dodging Cardi B'southward shoe at the #NYFW" one tweeted with a video of Lil' Kim dancing.

"Gauge we can expect Nicki and Cardi Bs next albums to be chock full of tea," another tweeted.

Contributing: The Associated Press

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