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Cardi B is clapping back at rumors that she used to buy expensive handbags and then pass them off as gifts from her ex-husband Offset.
The “Bodak Yellow” rapper, 33, spoke out when a fan shared a clip of her unwrapping a handbag and claimed she was “buying her own bags this whole time and letting y’all think Offset was spoiling her.”
“NEVER …I’m never the type to do lame s*** like that …there was no money problems when I was regulating,” Cardi replied via X on Saturday, April 11.
Fans know that Cardi has an extensive collection of the ultra-exclusive Birkin handbags from Hermés that has been valued at more than $2 million by some estimates.
She was married to Offset (real name Kiari Kendrell Cephus) from 2017 until separating in 2023. In December 2023, Cardi broke the news to fans that she’d been “single for a minute now” and subsequently filed for divorce the following July.
The former couple share three children: daughter Kulture Kiari Cephus, 7, son Wave Set Cephus, 4, and daughter Blossom Belle Cephus, 1. Offset, 34, is also father to sons Jordan Cephus, 16, and Kody Cephus, 11, and daughter Kalea Marie Cephus, 11, from prior relationships while Cardi welcomed her fourth child, a boy, with Stefon Diggs in November 2025.
Cardi has not yet reacted publicly to news that Offset was shot near the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on Monday, April 6.
Two people were detained by Florida police in connection with the shooting. Rapper Lil Tjay was also arrested on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct-affray charge for allegedly getting involved in a fight before the shooting.
Offset in May 2024 in New York City. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Revolve and FWRD
Lil Tjay’s attorney, Dawn M. Florio, released a statement to deny that the rapper was involved in Offset’s shooting in any way.
“We are issuing this release in regards to false rumors that Lil Tjay was involved in a shooting which occurred at the Valet Area of the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood which [resulted] in non-life-threatening injuries to Offset, formerly a member of Migos,” Florio said in a statement. “Lil Tjay has not been shot, nor has Lil Tjay been charged with any shooting. Any reporting to the contrary is false. We encourage people to consult trusted news sources, and to verify the accuracy of any reporting, before reflexively sharing or repeating baseless rumors.”
Meanwhile, Offset spent most of the week in a Florida hospital before his representative confirmed he’d been released on Friday, April 10.
“Offset has been released from the hospital, and he is up and walking,” his rep told Us Weekly. “We’re incredibly grateful to the doctors, nurses and the entire hospital staff who took such great care of him.”
Offset shared his own statement to assure his fans that he is on the road to recovery.
“Thank you to everyone who’s checked in on me and showed me love! I’m good … but I’m planning to be better,” he said. “I’m focused on my family, my recovery and getting back to the music … realizing that life is made up of quiet wins and loud losses … Life’s a gamble, and I’m still playing to win.”
