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Cardi B has opened up about a scary medical crisis that she said almost resulted in a miscarriage. In a recent X Spaces chat with fans after announcing that she’s pregnant with her third child, Cardi said the emergency resulted in serious intervention.

“I had a f–king freak accident. I don’t know how something — well, it wasn’t little, it actually hurt,” Cardi said without going into any details on what the accident was or a specific diagnosis. “It doesn’t really happen often, but it become so big to the point I was literally paralyzed. And that little thing almost cost me my little one to come. But it didn’t. Yesterday I was feeling good. I came home, but I came home high as a kite.”

Cardi continued, “Today, I woke up sober, honey. I’m dying. If I don’t feel good in four hours, I’m going to the hospital and I don’t give a f–k. I’mma exaggerate this s–t so I can get more morphine. Morphine me down! I don’t give a damn [laugh].”

Cardi posted a pair of photos on Instagram last week revealing her baby bump on the same day Billboard confirmed that the “Bongos” rapper has filed for divorce from her husband Offset for a second time; the couple share two other young children, daughter Kulture, now six, and son Wave, who is almost three.

“With every ending comes a new beginning! I am so grateful to have shared this season with you, you have brought me more love, more life and most of all renewed my power!” she wrote in her bump reveal post. “Reminded me that I can have it all! You’ve reminded me that I never have to choose between life, love, and my passion! I love you so much and can not wait for you to witness what you helped me accomplish, what you pushed me to do! It’s so much easier taking life’s twists, turns and test laying down, but you, your brother and your sister have shown me why it’s worth it to push through!”

Listen to a recording of Cardi’s Spaces chat below.

Nelly was reportedly arrested at the Hollywood Casino in St. Charles, Missouri, early Wednesday (Aug. 7) for drug possession and an insurance violation.

A source close to the situation says the hitmaker was detained at the casino — where he gambles and frequents as a performer often — and was paraded through the venue in handcuffs after discovering a warrant from a six-year-old insurance infraction.

According to the New York Post, Nelly — born Cornell Haynes Jr. — was arrested around 4:45 a.m. local time at the casino after an identification verification check was run on the 49-year-old.

Missouri State Highway Patrol flagged an “outstanding warrant for lack of insurance” from a previous traffic stop, which triggered a background check and search of Nelly where officers reportedly discovered him in possession of four ecstasy pills.

Nelly was brought into the Maryland Heights Police Department and booked but has already secured his release. A mugshot has since gone viral in the hours following the arrest. Nelly is yet to face the charges, which will be up to the prosecutor’s discretion.

KRCG was the first outlet to report the news of Nelly’s arrest earlier on Wednesday. Billboard has reached out to reps for Nelly and the Maryland Heights Police Department for comment.

Nelly will become a father again later this year when his fiancée Ashanti gives birth. The couple rekindled their romance last year after dating on-and-off for about a decade from 2003 to 2013 when they went separate ways for what they thought was for good.

“The growth has been like superb, you know, like on both ends,” Ashanti told Entertainment Tonight in June. “We are both at a place where like before, sometimes we would argue and walk out, slam the door, and not talk for a few days.”

Once the baby’s born, fans can expect Ashanti and Nelly to walk down the aisle and tie the knot at a later date. Ashanti will be a first-time mother while Nelly welcomes his fifth child.