Everything We Know About Cardi B and Nicki Minaj Fight at Harper's Bazaar's ICONS Party
Cardi B and Nicki Minaj's feud took a turn for the ugly last night after a physical altercation at Harper's Bazaar's ICONS party at the Plaza Hotel during New York Fashion Week.
Reports and videos of the fight have since gone viral, with different accounts of what exactly went down. Here's everything we know so far.
The two rappers were involved in a huge commotion on the second-floor balcony after walking the red carpet, an insider told PEOPLE. "The scene was f*cking crazy. It was entourage against entourage.”
ET Online reports that the fight broke out around 11:30 p.m., where Cardi seemed to be waiting for Minaj to come in from the red carpet and confronted her. "Cardi lunged at her and tried to 'kick and punch' the rapper. Minaj's security quickly created a barricade between the two women and Cardi then threw one of her shoes at Minaj."
In contrast, Cosmopolitan reports that Nicki first stepped on Cardi's gown, which prompted Cardi to throw her shoe. TMZ has a photo of the shoe and are claiming that the fight actually took place at Nicki's table inside the party, where Cardi "aggressively approached" her.
Nicki apparently remained cool throughout the incident, while Cardi was escorted out of the party by security. She was photographed barefoot, with her dress torn and a visible injury on her head.
In some of the videos, Cardi can be heard referring to her "daughter," which caused many to believe that the fight blew up after someone mentioned two-month old baby Kulture.
Cardi confirmed this after the party, where she released a statement on Instagram and had some pointed words for Minaj. "I've let a lot of sh*t slide! I let you sneak diss me, I let you lie on me, I let you attempt to stop by bags, f*ck up the way I eat!" Cardi wrote. "You’ve threaten other artists in the industry, told them if they work with me you'll stop f*ckin with them!! I let you talk bug sh*t about me!! I addressed you once in person, I addressed you a second time in person, and every time you copped the plea!!"
"But when you mention my child, you choose to like comments about me as a mother, make comments about my abilities to take care of my daughter is when all bets are f*ckin off!!" she continued. "I've worked too hard and come too far to let anybody f*ck with my success!!!!"
At this point, Nicki has not responded to the incident. She has been on Instagram though, sharing three posts of herself from the party:
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