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Cardi B has shared her honest feelings about her long-running beef with Nicki Minaj during a heated spat with the Barbz.
The drama began on Thursday (October 3) when the Bronx rap star posted a meme of Whitney Houston on X (formerly Twitter), seemingly in response to claims that she cheated on her estranged husband Offset with an NFL player.
In the brief clip, from Houston’s 2002 interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, the late singer asks the broadcast journalist: “But do you really know? Do you really know?”
An user named @barbieemaffia took issue with the post and implied that Cardi was copying Nicki Minaj, who has long been a devoted fan of Whitney Houston.
“Oh now she wanna post Whitney memes? [crying face emoji],” they wrote.
The “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker swiftly clapped back with proof that she has posted Whitney Houston memes in the past, digging up a screenshot of a post from three years ago.
“You sure bout that?? Now go see if bitches was posting this meme before that date,” she wrote.
Cardi was then accused by another Nicki fan of using the Young Money rapper to “stay relevant,” with the user also ridiculing the mother of three over her relationship troubles with Offset.
In response, Bardi claimed that she has long moved on from her feud with Nicki Minaj and has no interest of reigniting it: “Bitch that beef so stale and dry and do nothing for me …..as fans stop harassing people over dumb shit if y’all don’t want a fuckin respond ….yall all over my quotes over a meme that ain’t had shit to do wit yall.”
The claims at the heart of the back-and-forth were made earlier this week by Akademiks on his Rumble channel.
The controversial media personality said that the former Migos rapper caught his estranged wife with an NFL player, although he didn’t say who.
Akademiks did, however, suggest that the player in question was a wide receiver as he referenced him catching a touchdown.
His comments came after Offset accused Cardi of sleeping with another man while she was pregnant with their third child.
The row started when the “Ric Flair Drip” rapper hopped on Cardi’s Instagram Live and commented: “U fucked with a baby inside tell the truth!!”
The Bronx bombshell did not deny the claims, revealing she began talking to other men in June, weeks before she filed for divorce and roughly three months before she gave birth to their third child.
Cardi also leaked text messages between her and Offset in which he asked her if she “wants him,” to which she replied “no.”
Sienna Spiro has revealed that she struggled with deep insecurities about her body while growing up and often wore baggy clothing to cover herself when she began sharing her music.
The Die on this Hill singer says her father introduced her to legendary stars such as Barbra Streisand and Ava Gardner, whose glamorous style inspired her to picture a more confident side of herself.
She said trying out her now recognizable hairstyle became a major moment for her, explaining to Variety: “The first time I experimented with the hair, I felt like a more polished and powerful version of myself.” Her stage look helps her feel confident, particularly when she is tired or experiencing period pain. “There are days when changing my hair from how I normally wear it, or putting on my boots, helps me enter a different mindset and feel more self assured.”
The 20 year old artist also shared that she has experienced vocal nodules since she was young, describing them as both a positive and a negative because they create her signature raspy sound while also placing considerable pressure on her voice.
She remembered: “I did not receive an official diagnosis until two years ago, but my voice has always been incredibly raspy. I believe I may have had them for most of my life, or at least since I was very young.”
She admitted: “They can be both a gift and a struggle. I really like the character they bring to my voice, and sometimes they prevent me from reaching certain sounds, which can actually create something interesting. However, I was almost unable to speak for an entire year. The year before last, I barely talked at all. It was extremely difficult and made me feel very alone.”
Away from the stage, Sienna looks completely different without her dramatic hairstyle and high heels. She explained that adopting her performance persona often helps create some space between herself and the feelings that inspired her songs.
She said: “I do not really censor myself, which can be helpful but can also create problems. Still, honesty is the only way I know how to write, and being myself is the only way I can show up.”
“I am simply a 20 year old woman, and there are mornings when I wake up on my period and still have to get onstage and perform. Changing my everyday hairstyle or slipping into my boots allows me to become someone slightly different, giving me more confidence and some emotional distance from how I felt when those songs were written.”
She added: “High heels are not something I would ever choose to wear in my normal life.”
