{"id":2515657,"date":"2026-07-24T14:55:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2515657"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:55:14","slug":"cardi-b-claps-back-at-fans-urging-her-to-stay-single-after-stefon-diggs-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cardi-b-claps-back-at-fans-urging-her-to-stay-single-after-stefon-diggs-split\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardi B claps back at fans urging her to stay single after Stefon Diggs split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Cardi B is clapping back at fans who are urging her to stay single following her split from Stefon Diggs. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been seeing some suggestions like, \u2018I want her to be single, I want her to focus on herself.\u2019 Bitch, I\u2019m not going to be single for the rest of my life,\u201d she said on Wednesday, per a recording\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ReineCardi\/status\/2080002307366830524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been single throughout my whole tour,\u201d the rapper argued. \u201cSingle, not talking to nobody, not entertaining nobody, not anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cardi B is clapping back at fans urging her to stay single after she was seen getting cozy with Nigerian soccer star Maduka Okoye. (The two were pictured earlier this month at Paris Fashion Week, as seen above.) <span class=\"credit\">Aissaoui Nacer \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cBitch, I\u2019m not going to be single for the rest of my life,\u201d she said to fans on Wednesday. <span class=\"credit\">Aissaoui Nacer \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Now, the 33-year-old said she has been \u201cgoing outside, chilling with friends, I\u2019ve been vacationing, I\u2019ve been drinking I\u2019ve been having fun. I\u2019ve been having a ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut even me and my friends, even when we have a ball, we need some entertainment. Because at the end of the day baby, entertainment is needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cardi admitted she should be \u201ca little bit more exclusive\u201d with the men she sees, but won\u2019t apologize for dating people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCould I pick better men? Probably. Maybe. So, whatever,\u201d she confessed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cardi admitted she should be \u201ca little bit more exclusive\u201d with the men she sees, but won\u2019t apologize for dating people. <span class=\"credit\">Maduka Okoye\/Snapchat<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cCould I pick better men? Probably. Maybe. So, whatever,\u201d she confessed. <span class=\"credit\">Maduka Okoye\/Snapchat<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI know you guys expect me to be single \u2014 I\u2019m not gonna be single forever. I need to be entertained. Life is cool. Life is everything. But it\u2019s just like, all right, the p\u2014y needs love too,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Her passionate rant comes weeks after she sparked dating rumors with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/09\/celebrity-news\/cardi-b-soccer-star-maduka-okoye-set-tongues-wagging-with-paris-fashion-week-flirt-fest\/\">Nigerian soccer star Maduka Okoye<\/a>. The two were spotted flirting at the\u00a0Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture show during <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/style\/paris-haute-couture-fashion-week-july-2026-celebrity-outfits\/\">Paris Fashion Week<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Page Six reported that the duo were <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/20\/celebrity-news\/cardi-b-dines-with-soccer-star-maduka-okoye-as-his-ex-labels-him-an-absent-father\/\">spotted dining in Italy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Per video\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/19\/cardi-b-maduka-okoye-venice-dinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">obtained by TMZ<\/a>, Okoye and Cardi (real name: Belcalis Alm\u00e1nzar) grabbed a bite at Gio\u2019s restaurant at the St. Regis with a group of other men.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/20\/celebrity-news\/cardi-b-dines-with-soccer-star-maduka-okoye-as-his-ex-labels-him-an-absent-father\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Her passionate rant comes weeks after she sparked dating rumors with Okoye. The two were then spotted dining in Italy last week, as seen above. <span class=\"credit\">TMZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>However, around the same time as their date night, the athlete\u2019s ex accused Okoye of being a deadbeat dad to their toddler and allegedly being abusive to her throughout the relationship. <span class=\"credit\">TMZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/share.tmz.com\/watch\/cardi-b-maduka-emilio-okoye-on-italy-date-07-19-2026\/\" width=\"734\" height=\"413\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>But just as things appeared to heat up between Cardi and the athlete, his ex Jelicia Westhoff\u00a0accused him of being a deadbeat dad to their 3-year-old son, Isaiah Emil Jr. Okoye.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine i shut my f\u2013king mouth, Lied about what YOU did to me, so you Could continue YOUR career and all you do is embarrasing [sic] US,\u201d the model wrote and later deleted, according to screenshots\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da_y3gBDZP7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shared online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Westhoff claimed Okoye, 26, doesn\u2019t call or see their son because he is too \u201cbusy punishing his mother and being a baddie on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fans wanted the rapper to be single coming off of her breakup from Stefon Diggs (pictured here).  <span class=\"credit\">X\/therealknelson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The\u00a0former couple (seen above in happier times) debuted their romance\u00a0in May 2025 and had an on-again, off-again relationship. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@iamcardib<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She also claimed Okoye didn\u2019t visit their toddler when he was hospitalized this past December and that he allegedly cheated on her with both men and women and allegedly physically abused her.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive statement to Page Six, Westhoff said she has \u201cnothing against\u201d Cardi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[It\u2019s] about you going out with any woman in public knowing that you don\u2019t take care of your child,\u201d she told us.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBodak Yellow\u201d hitmaker\u2019s last\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/17\/celebrity-news\/cardi-b-spends-valentines-day-with-texans-wide-receiver-stefon-diggs-after-offset-split\/\">public relationship<\/a>\u00a0was with Diggs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cardi and Diggs (pictured in May 2025) welcomed a son last November. <span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ celebrity.land<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cardi began dating the NFL star (seen above) on the heels of her and\u00a0estranged husband Offset\u2019s split. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/iamcardib<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/12\/celebrity-news\/why-cardi-b-is-giving-stefon-diggs-another-shot-report\/\">on-again, off-again couple<\/a>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/13\/celebrity-news\/cardi-b-stefon-diggs-go-public-with-relationship-on-nba-playoff-date-night\/\">debuted their romance<\/a>\u00a0in May 2025 on the heels of Cardi and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/cardi-b-offset-relationship-timeline\/\">estranged husband Offset\u2019s split<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She and the NFL player\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/13\/parents\/cardi-b-gives-birth-to-baby-no-4-her-first-with-boyfriend-stefon-diggs\/\">welcomed their son<\/a>\u00a0last November. Diggs has\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/stefon-diggs-kids\/\">fathered five other kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cHustlers\u201d actress\u00a0also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/offset-children\/\">shares three other children<\/a>\u00a0with Offset\u00a0(real name: Kiari Cephus).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardi B is clapping back at fans who are urging her to stay single following her split from Stefon Diggs. \u201cI\u2019ve been seeing some suggestions like, \u2018I want her to be single, I want her to focus on herself.\u2019 Bitch, I\u2019m not going to be single for the rest of my life,\u201d she said on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2515658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[305552,24188,35566,40151,24003,21800,21848,338446],"class_list":["post-2515657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-cardi-b","tag-celebrity-couples","tag-celebrity-dating","tag-celebrity-exes","tag-celebrity-news","tag-music","tag-sports","tag-stefon-diggs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cardi-B-claps-back-at-fans-urging-her-to-stay.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2515657"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515659,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515657\/revisions\/2515659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2515658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2515657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2515657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2515657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}