The American rapper Belcalis Almánzar, better known by her stage name Cardi B, has announced that she and her husband Offset are divorcing.

Online rumors regarding the couple’s split have been circulating since a string of mysterious images appeared on Cardi’s Instagram page last week.

The rapper announced in one of the posts that she will be getting rid of “dead weight” in the upcoming year.

“…and when it comes to dead weight … I’ll say mentality, procrastination, laziness and people. A lot of people are deadweight, too. Next year is gonna be all about me,” she said.

In another post, she wrote, “You know when you just outgrow relationships I’m tired of protecting people’s feelings…I GOTTA PUT MYSELF FIRST.”
The couple also unfollowed each other on their Instagram pages last week.

During an Instagram Live session on Monday, the “WAP” rapper confirmed that she has parted ways with her husband.

“I don’t know if y’all have been getting clues from me from my Live, I mean… or from my Instagram Stories, where I put certain music. When it comes to events and stuff, I don’t think it’s true, I don’t care to find out because I have been single for a minute now.

“But I’ve been afraid…not afraid, I just don’t know how to tell the world. The last time I went on Live, I kinda wanted to tell you guys, but I didn’t know how to tell you so I changed my mind. But it has been like this for a minute now,” she said.