Fans gather as rapper attends court following incident last year, in which police say an argument led to brawl

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Cardi B has rejected a plea deal in a case stemming from a fight at a New York strip club last year.

WNBC reported that the rapper did not speak to journalists before or after a three-minute court appearance on Friday.

Fans got as close as they could. One, Briana Minore, 19, came from another part of Queens to catch a glimpse of the star, who waved to her, according to the New York Daily News.

“They wouldn’t let you close to her, but I was shaking,” Minore told the newspaper after Cardi swept past in an all-white outfit. “I love her so much, I’ve been planning this day for so long.”

The singer is due back in court next month on misdemeanor reckless endangerment and assault charges.

Police say Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, and her entourage were at the club when she argued with a bartender and a fight broke out in which chairs, bottles and hookah pipes were thrown, slightly injuring the woman and another employee.

Cardi B’s lawyer has said she didn’t harm anybody.

