Overview

• Cardi B says she threw a JBL speaker at Rah Ali’s head in a private lounge at Cannes airport on July 30 as revenge for their 2018 New York Fashion Week altercation tied to Nicki Minaj.
• Rah Ali denies she was struck and insists she would have defended herself if hit, describing Cardi’s version as false in posts on X.
• Private security stepped in almost immediately and airport police separated the women before further escalation, and no formal charges have been filed.
• Neither party has produced independent footage of the incident, leaving details contested by fans and media outlets.
• This confrontation marked their first face-to-face encounter since the viral 2018 Harper’s Bazaar Icons party brawl, reigniting a feud played out largely through interviews and social media.