Cardi B’s Friend, Alleged ‘Godmother’ of Street Gang, Pleads With Judge for Permission to Travel for Paid Club Gigs While Out on Bond
May 30 2023, Published 5:30 p.m. ET
Cardi B’s close friend Star Brim, the alleged “godmother” to a subset of the Bloods gang, has asked a judge to travel out of state while out on bond, RadarOnline.com has learned.
According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, Brim, who stands accused of being a high-ranking female member of the 5-9 Brims, said she is “solely financially responsible for herself and her son.”
Her lawyer said Brim is “currently employed and works full-time Monday thru Thursday.” However, he said his client worked as an Instagram “influencer” prior to her arrest.
He said Brim earned her living, in part, from paid club appearances. “She has received a number of offers to travel out of state to “host” parties at clubs and will be well compensated for doing so. To date, she has been unable to consider those offers because of the travel restrictions that still exists.”
The judge has yet to rule.
As we previously reported, Brim (real name: Yonette Respass) was arrested in 2020 after being accused her of ordering an attack on two female bartenders at a New York strip club.
- Cardi B’s Best Friend, Alleged ‘Godmother’ Of Violent Street Gang, Pleads With Judge To Remove Curfew To Allow Her To Work As Influencer
- Cardi B’s Friend, Alleged ‘Godmother’ of Street Gang, Pleads to Take Trip to Disneyland While Out on Bond in Racketeering Case
- Cardi B’s BFF, Alleged ‘Godmother’ of Street Gang, Pleads For Permission to Take Trip For Instagram Content Ahead of Sentencing
Prosecutors said Cardi’s friend believed the two women had been disrespectful to another friend. The alleged victims were the same women that Cardi attacked over her belief they had slept with her husband Offset.
Brim has been out on a $50k bond awaiting trial. As RadarOnline.com first reported, last year, Brim and her attorney pleaded with the judge to take her off house arrest.
In addition, she asked for her curfew to be removed.
“Over the last year, we have requested allowances for extension of curfew, but there have been several last-minute offers to work that she has been unable to take advantage of because there was not sufficient time to seek permission from the Court for a modification of her curfew,” her lawyer wrote.
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Star’s arrest was made as part of an NYPD gang roundup where various other alleged members were taken into custody.
After police arrested Star and others, prosecutors released a statement telling the public, “The 5-9 Brims is a violent criminal organization that has terrorized residents of Brooklyn and Queens by committing brutal acts of violence in public places, trafficking narcotics on the streets and defrauding victims through financial schemes.”