UPDATE
3:34 PM PT — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Cardi’s been firing on all engines when it comes to her community service, apparently having done work at a church, a high school and a couple of notable orgs in and around NYC … like the Fortune Society and the Samaritan Village. She has a couple days left to complete, and appears on track to getting it all done.
UPDATE
12:32 PM PT — TMZ has learned that Cardi’s appearance at the NYPD Academy wasn’t for cops, but for kids … little girls, to be specific. We’re told she showed up for a police mentorship program called Girl Talk, which is most certainly serving the community and fulfilling her pledge.
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Cardi even addressed her work a bit further on Twitter, writing … “Community service has been the best thing that has happened to me. Almost like a spiritual journey because sometimes I leave these centers in tears .Those people that we leave behind they just need somebody to talk and a lil push and YOU might be able to change their life forever.”
Cardi B is getting her 15 days of community service done one by one — and it looks like part of that load was designated toward NYC cops … more specifically, their entertainment.
The rapper popped into the NYPD Police Academy in Queens Friday for what seems to be a formal appearance she set up with some higher-ups in the force — part of which was caught on camera as officers in training cheered her on … this according to the NY Post.
Cardi B turnt up while doing community service. 😭 pic.twitter.com/W6g6MvisOZ
— Rap Alert (@rapalert6) February 25, 2023
@rapalert6
Unclear how long CB was there or what exactly she did — other than dance around for a bit, which can be seen on camera — but it sure sounds like this counted on her IOU for court.
After the appearance, she was talking about how this would, indeed, go toward her court-ordered community service. In one tweet, she wrote … “My brains are burning from waking up early ,community service then studio….but I did the crime ‘I only have myself to blame.'”
My brains are burning from waking up early ,community service then studio….but I did the crime “I only have myself to blame” pic.twitter.com/YFbMbwm1xd
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) February 24, 2023
@iamcardib
Of course, she certainly seems to be joking here … considering real community service is often labor-intensive and out by the side of a freeway somewhere. In this case, it appears she just showed up to the Academy for a little face time with cadets and called it a day.
If this is how she’s able to check the 15-day requirement … ya gotta figure she’ll be in for a relatively easy path forward — and frankly, good for her for figuring out a way to skip picking up trash or scrubbing graffiti. Showing up and/or “performing” beats the hell outta any of that.
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You’ll recall … Cardi actually missed her OG deadline to have her service done back in January — but was given an extension to finish by March 1, which is around the corner.
This all ties back to a strip club beatdown case she was charged in a while back, for which she copped a plea deal … receiving 15 days of community service as part of her sentence.
Almost near the finish line … just a few more in-person visits to go! 😅
Originally Published — 11:27 AM PT
