Note: This article contains graphic descriptions of alleged abuse.
Playboi Carti allegedly assaulted and choked his pregnant girlfriend, leaving visible injuries on her neck, chest, and back, during an argument on December 20, TMZ reports. Carti, whose real name is Jordan Terrell Carter, was booked on charges of felony aggravated assault and hindering a person making an emergency telephone call, online records show.
Carti’s girlfriend, who was 14 weeks pregnant at the time of the alleged incident, told police that she and Carti were arguing about a paternity test when he grabbed her throat, pushed her into some bushes, and held her neck until she could barely breathe, according to a police report viewed by Pitchfork. She also told police she thought she was going to die. After a witness intervened, she went to her car and tried to call police, but Carti attacked her again, she said. The police report noted “visible injuries to her neck, chest, and back area.”
The rapper’s lawyer, Brian Steel, wrote in an email to Pitchfork, “Mr. Carter was falsely accused. Pursuant to my communications with the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, this case will be dismissed without any prosecution or litigation.”
If you or someone you know have been affected by domestic abuse, we encourage you to reach out:
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
http://thehotline.org
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
This article was originally published on Tuesday, February 14 at 9:12 a.m. Eastern. It was last updated the same day at 10:08 a.m. Eastern.
