Cardi B has found herself at odds with BZR WKND Jamaica organizer Ryan Burke. If you remember, Cardi was supposed to perform at Kingston's National Stadium on October 18. Unfortunately, 10 days before the show, the artist canceled and said, "Just know, it wasn't me."
During a CVM Television appearance on Monday, Burke stated that he was seeking legal action against Cardi B. He also alleged that Cardi was paid in full for her performance, totaling $2.5 million.
In a video on social media, Cardi was adamant that this was not true. For instance, she revealed she got $900,000 of her agreed-upon $1 million advance. By September 17, she was supposed to get money for production costs. That money allegedly never came. The rapper says she got $750,000, but only after she pulled out.
Cardi was furious in her response, and ultimately dared Burke to sue her. “Let me tell you something, baby. Please, I wish on the brightest star for you to sue me … so I could really get money out of you for real because the way you got me fucked up is insane,” Cardi said.
Cardi B Goes Off On Ryan Burke
“It would be too late for cargo to send. All the flights are extremely expensive. The hotels are extremely expensive. You only gave me a week and a half because you were supposed to send the production money,” Cardi continued. “You were trying to make me pay the production of the whole entire show. And it's like, why am I paying the production of a whole entire show if this is a festival? … You was trying to use the verbiage, like, ‘Oh no, this is not a festival. This is a Cardi B concert.’ No, this is not a Cardi B concert. This is a festival and I'm headlining. This is two different things.”
With Burke stating that she received all $2.5 million, Cardi B feels as though she is being lied on, and has made that crystal clear in her response. In fact, she is threatening to sue right back.
“It's one thing for you to get online and lie about me, but baby, one [place] you cannot lie is that courtroom,” Cardi concluded. “Take me there because now you're lying on me, which is defamation of character, and I'm going to sue you right the fuck back.”
This remains a developing story.
