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Cardi B goes off on BZR WKND's founder for threatening to sue her after she canceled her headlining performance in Jamaica.
The Grammy Award-winning rapper went live on Instagram Tuesday night, November 10, to address the allegations Ryan Burke made in an interview with Jamaica's CVM News. Burke claimed he learned about the cancelation in the media after he allegedly paid Cardi $2.5 million through five separate transfers. He said he offered to have her come back for a make-up date in December, but her team allegedly declined. Burke said he's planning to pursue legal action to get his money back, but Cardi called his bluff.
"I want to apologize to the government of Jamaica because I feel like muthaf**kas was putting y'all name in the finesse," Cardi begins. "I challenge a muthaf**ka to call my bluff because I'm going to post this email and I'm going to post this text message where you, Ryan... I got an email from you telling my people, you said it, that the government invested in the festival. You said it. Now I don't know if that's true or not because, like I said, everything was a lie and a finesse from the beginning."
Cardi B was scheduled to make her debut at National Stadium in Kingston. She was booked to headline the festival's third night, which was billed as "Cardi & Friends" featuring performances by Keyshia Cole, Spice, Ding Dong, and more. Following weeks of promotion, the New York native pulled out just days before she was set to hit the stage and claimed she couldn't say much due to contracts. Now she alleges Burke expected her to pay production fees for the entire four-day festival with her deposit money.
In a previous IG Live, Cardi said Burke sent her money for the production fees, but she claims he sent it just a week before the show on October 18. She said she sent it right back because it was too late to get her team and everything necessary out to Jamaica in time.
"I'm going to whoop your ass in that courtroom because you're dead straight lying on me," Cardi said. "The fac that you had the muthaf**kin' audacity to blame the fact that my grandfather died as the reason why I canceled when it was your unprofessionalism is insane."
Watch Cardi B's full response below.