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Cardi B Urges Fans to Ease Criticism of Diggs Relationship

Published 30 December 2025

Cardi B urged her fans to ease up on the criticism of her relationship with NFL star Stefon Diggs in a candid video posted to X on December 29, addressing days of online backlash sparked by his holiday posts with other children.

The rapper, 33, appeared relaxed in bed as she filmed the message, laughing at times while expressing frustration. "Y'all need to calm down. Is y'all cool?" she began. "Y'all been dragging me for three or four days" and have been "a little bit too mean," she said. Cardi acknowledged the focus on her personal choices, noting that she and Diggs, 32, welcomed a son on November 4. "I can't change s—. I can't go back in time. I already had a baby," she stated. "Y'all want me to put my baby back in my p—y? ... You want me to leave my man and f— yours? What y'all want me to do? We can only go forward now."

The video, captioned "We need a reset," came amid widespread online commentary following Diggs' Instagram Stories from Christmas. The New England Patriots wide receiver shared photos of time spent with young children from previous relationships, including a son he shares with Kyanna Barber and a daughter, Charliee Harper, born in April to Aileen Lopera....

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