Cardi B reacted strongly after someone made a prank call to Child Protective Services (CPS) claiming her three children were in danger. During an Instagram Live on October 21, the 32-year-old Grammy winner expressed her outrage while broadcasting from a hospital bed.
“I want to make this very clear, and I can barely breathe right now,” she said. “People have crossed the line when it comes to my kids.”
Cardi was furious that CPS showed up at her home late at night due to an anonymous call alleging her children were being abused. She called the prank “f**ked up” and vowed to get to the bottom of it.
“For CPS to come to my mansion at 11 p.m. while my kids are sleeping because of an anonymous report? Are you f**king dumb?” she questioned.
She shared that she had been unwell and hospitalized for days, adding that this prank had deeply affected her. Cardi emphasized the seriousness of the situation, explaining, “This is when pranks go too far. It’s not funny.”
The rapper expressed frustration that, as the only family of color in her neighborhood, CPS was sent to her home based on false accusations. She declared her intent to sue both CPS and the person responsible for the call.
“I’m going to hire the best private investigator in the country to find out who did this,” she continued, warning people not to mess with her or her ex-husband Offset’s parenting.
Cardi also shared details about the care she provides for her kids, mentioning the high costs of her daughter’s private school tuition and her newborn’s nanny, and insisting that her children have never been mistreated.
She concluded by saying Offset would confront whoever was behind the prank, and she would personally handle it if it were a woman, alongside her sister, Hennessy.
“Not everything is a joke,” she stressed, noting that she has strong security at her home.