Cardi B says she’s not responsible for any “offensive posts” made on her official Facebook page Cardi B says she’s not responsible for any “offensive posts” made on her official Facebook page. “It’s come to my attention that there have been offensive posts made on what used to be my Facebook page,” the “I Like It” singer, 25, tweeted on Sunday. Get push notifications with news, features and more. “For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to my account,” she continued. Although Cardi didn’t address the nature of the “offensive posts,” a transphobic meme had been posted to her official Facebook account earlier that day, according to Billboard. The outlet also reported that the meme was still on her Facebook page when she first sent out the tweet, but the meme has since been deleted. Reps for Cardi B did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment. Cardi has previously come under fire over using a term referring to the trans community, according to Entertainment Weekly. During a Periscope video recorded in January, Cardi said that at the time she “did not know that that was a bad word ‘cause trans people use it.” RELATED VIDEO: Cardi B Escorted Out Of Fashion Week Party After Physical “Altercation” With Nicki Minaj In the same video, Cardi also defended Offset after he was criticized for rapping “I cannot vibe with queers” during a guest verse on YFN Lucci’s song “Boss Life.” Offset went on to apologize for the lyric, writing on social media that he “didn’t write the line about gay people,” and was using the word as “lingo that means strange or odd.” “I’m not going to let somebody call him ‘homophobic’ when I know that he’s not,” Cardi said. “I’m saying this because I seen him around these … around gays, and he treats them with the same respect he treats everybody. He never acts uncomfortable and he just don’t care.”<doc-sep>"For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to the account," the rapper tweeted. Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images Over the weekend Cardi B said that she was not responsible for posting a meme people called anti-trans to her Facebook page. According to Billboard, the meme appeared on her verified Facebook account. BuzzFeed News has reached out to Cardi B's reps for comment. The rapper said Sunday afternoon: "For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to the account." It's come to my attention that there have been offensive posts made on what used to be my Facebook page. For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to the account. At the time on Sunday when Cardi B addressed the meme, Billboard reported, the meme had not yet been removed from the Facebook page. The meme in question has since been deleted from the page, but apparent screenshots of the post are circulating on Twitter. According to screenshots, the meme was of a cartoon figure, above which it read: "I hope nobody see this tranny leave my house." There was a wave of backlash to the meme. "I love you. I want you to thrive. I implore you to take that FB post down and take some time away," one person tweeted in response. Following the rapper's explanation for the Facebook post, the adverse reactions continued. "Damage control without an apology?" someone said of Cardi B's Sunday afternoon tweet. "INTERESTING." Cardi B has faced similar criticism previously. In January she defended her husband Offset in a livestream, following people taking issue with his lyric “I cannot vibe with queers.” According to Billboard, Cardi B also addressed her past understanding of the word "tranny" in that video, saying she, at one point, did not realize that the term was a slur. “Like, I didn’t know that that was a word that you cannot use, especially because my trans friends use it, and growing up, my parents never told me that that was a bad word," the rapper said, according to the outlet. "You know, there [are] bad words that your parents teach you that you’re not supposed to say. Nobody taught us that. Nobody taught us that in our school.” The star also apologized in May for using offensive terms, saying that she has "learned." I know i have use words before that i wasn’t aware that they are offensive to the LGBT community .I apologize for that .Not everybody knows the correct “terms “to use.I learned and i stopped using it.<doc-sep>Update: Cardi B has addressed a transphobic post made by her official Facebook account on Sunday (Sept. 16), claiming that a former associate is the one who controls that account. "It's come to my attention that there have been offensive posts made on what used to be my Facebook page," the rapper tweeted. "For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to the account." The Facebook post in question was still live at the time Cardi posted her claim on Twitter, and the Facebook account has actively posted promotional graphics as recently as two days ago. Cardi B posted a meme to her verified Facebook page that says, “I hope nobody see this tr---y leave my house,” followed by laughing emojis. The text is accompanied by a cartoon image of a man walking through a door. Several comments expressed their disapproval for the post.<doc-sep>Recently, Cardi B came under fire for an offensive meme that was uploaded to her Facebook that was perceived as transphobic by the online community. But, now the emcee has asserted that the meme was uploaded by a former member of her staff and that she hasn't had access to the Facebook page in over a year. “It’s come to my attention that there have been offensive posts made on what used to be my Facebook page,” she wrote in a tweet. “For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to the account.” To double down, Cardi also took to Instagram to upload a screen recording of a conversation between her and what seems to be that former team member as she questions them on who uploaded the meme and why. This isn't the first time that Cardi has been accused of being transphobic. In the past, she was called out for her previous use of the word "tranny." In the caption attached to her latest upload, Cardi alludes to that situation, assuring fans that she learned from her past mistake and would never slip up and offend the LGBTQ community again. "I have always owned my shit," she wrote. "After the last time the LGBTQ community educated me on the right and wrong way to say things. I would never forget that. This was the mistake of another individual and I apologize for them!"<doc-sep>
Cardi B Responds After An “Offensive” Transphobic Meme Was Posted On Her Facebook Page Cardi B. Picture: Getty The 'Bodak Yellow' rapper faced serious backlash. Cardi B has responded after a transphobic meme was posted on her Facebook page over the weekend. The meme, which has since been deleted from the 'Invasion Of Privacy' star's page, involved a cartoon of a man looking out of a window with the caption, "I hope nobody sees this tranny leave my house." The post was accompanied by a slew of laughing emojis, and received a great deal of backlash from fans after it was posted, many of whom hailed the post "offensive". In response to the controversial post, Cardi took to Twitter to deny posting the image. "It's come to my attention there have been offensive posts made on what used to be my Facebook page," she wrote. She claimed that the post was made by a former employee, saying, "For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to the account." . @IamCardiB is facing backlash for posting ‘transphobic’ meme on her Facebook account. pic.twitter.com/xPUZKh1ZoD — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) September 16, 2018 It's come to my attention that there have been offensive posts made on what used to be my Facebook page. For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to the account. — iamcardib (@iamcardib) September 16, 2018 Despite Cardi's response, many fans still remained sceptical as the rapper was previously called out for her use of transphobic slurs earlier in her career. “Like I didn’t know that was a word that you cannot use, especially because my trans friends use it and growing up, my parents never told me that that was a bad word,” she said earlier this year after footage of her using the word "tranny" was posted online. “You know, there’s bad words that your parents teach you that you’re not supposed to say. Nobody taught us that. Nobody taught us that in our school." . @IamCardiB continues denying responsibility for transphobic Facebook post as the backlash grows against her for not apologizing. pic.twitter.com/aCjIf3EwHF — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) September 16, 2018 Her husband, Migos member Offset, has also faced criticism in the past. He was accused of homophobia after featuring on YFN Lucci's ‘Boss Life’ where he raps, "I do not vibe with queers." At the time, Cardi jumped to her beau's defence and claimed that "he treats them with the same respect he treats everybody."