UPDATE 7/30/26, 4 a.m. ET: Folk singer Linda Perhacs has been “found safely” after concerned friends reported her missing earlier this week.

“We are grateful to share that singer-songwriter Linda Perhacs has been located and is safe,” Perhacs’ former manager Laurel Stearns said in a statement to Rolling Stone on Thursday, July 30. “After a period of concern during which friends, collaborators, and members of the music community were unable to establish contact with Linda and had filed police reports accordingly. Law enforcement has just confirmed that she has been found and is safe.”

The statement continued, “We extend our sincere thanks to everyone who helped amplify this effort by sharing information, reaching out with support, and expressing genuine care for Linda’s well-being. The overwhelming response from fans, fellow musicians, journalists, and the broader creative community has been a powerful reminder of the profound impact Linda’s music. We are especially grateful to the authorities for their assistance and to all those who worked behind the scenes to help bring clarity to this situation.”

“At this time, we ask that Linda’s privacy be respected as those close to her determine the best path forward,” Stearns added. “We hope this moment allows for compassion, healing, and continued support for an artist whose work has touched so many lives. Thank you again to everyone who stood with Linda and helped ensure that she was found safely.”

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Folk singer Linda Perhacs has been reported missing months after being released from a residential care facility.

Perhacs’ friend Mark McNeill shared a plea for help via Instagram on Monday, July 27, writing, “Linda Perhacs our dear friend and legendary singer-songwriter was discharged from a residential care facility approximately eight months ago under the supervision of her legal guardian.”

McNeill claimed that Perhacs’ loved ones have been unable to get in touch with her.

“Since then, friends and longtime collaborators have been unable to reach her and repeated attempts to contact her guardian have reportedly gone unanswered,” he continued.

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In the social media post, McNeill urged his followers to reach out to Perhacs’ former manager Laurel Stearns via email with any “verified information regarding Linda’s whereabouts or current means of contact.”

McNeill’s post was jointly shared by Stearns, Jessica Hundley, who directed the music video for Perhacs’ song “Prisms of Glass,” and musician Julia Holter.

Stearns broke her silence about her former client’s disappearance in a statement to Entertainment Weekly, claiming “concern is growing” among Perhacs’ close friends, collaborators and the music community.

According to Stearns, “numerous friends and longtime collaborators report they have been unable to establish direct contact” with Perhacs since she was discharged.

“Repeated attempts to communicate with her guardian have also, they say, gone unanswered,” she added.

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Perhacs, 83, is best known for her debut album, Parallelograms, which was released in 1970.

Despite its low sales, the album was rediscovered three decades later and was reissued numerous times due to growing demand during the New Weird America movement.

Perhacs went on to release The Soul of All Natural Things in 2014, followed by her third studio album, I’m a Harmony, three years later.

Cardi B is setting the record straight about her appearance following renewed speculation over whether she altered her famous curves. During a recent Instagram Live, the rapper confirmed that she previously had her butt injections reduced. However, she denied recently undergoing surgery to achieve her current figure and said she has not had another procedure since January 2024. Her candid admission came days after her appearance at Pacha NYC sparked widespread discussion about her noticeably plump posterior.

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Cardi addressed the rumors after fans repeatedly encouraged her to undergo a reduction. “A lot of y’all keep telling me to go get my a-s reduced,” the “WAP” rapper said, per Daily Mail. “I don’t need to go get my *ss reduced. News flash: I did get my a-s reduced.”

The 33-year-old explained that reversing the cosmetic work entirely would not be as simple as some fans seem to believe. Cardi said she “can’t just go and lipo[suction] my butt, because my skin is, like, kinda loose,” which she explained was “why my *ss shakes so much.”

Although liposuction could remove additional volume, the rapper claimed that taking that approach could cause her backside to droop due to loose skin. Correcting that result would require a more invasive operation and a lengthy recovery period, neither of which currently appeals to her. “So I would have to cut myself. And I’m not cutting myself,” Cardi continued. “I’m not sitting down for four months. I’m outside, like I said.”

Rapper Says She Is ‘Comfortable’ With Her Current Body

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Despite the constant commentary surrounding her curves, Cardi insisted she is happy with her appearance. “I like my body how it looks right now. I’m comfortable in my skin,” she said.

The “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker also emphasized that she has never attempted to hide her cosmetic procedures from the public. “I’m very, very honest,” she said. “First of all, I got two lipos and one a-s reduction.”

Cardi explained that she originally decided to reduce the injections because she felt the exaggerated shape did not properly suit her naturally small frame. “First thing first, I am a small girl,” she said. “I’m a very small, petite girl. My mom is petite. My sister’s petite. My aunts are small.”

While Cardi was willing to explain her decisions, she also made it clear that she does not believe fans are entitled to continually scrutinize her body. “Y’all acting like y’all new to this,” she said. “Y’all been seeing my body for how many years now? Too many.”

Cardi B Pushes Back Against New Surgery Speculation

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Cardi also addressed claims that her increasingly defined waist and svelte figure must be the result of additional cosmetic procedures. “Oh, ‘You look super super snatched,’” she said mockingly. “Yes, b-tch, just stop hating. I’ll tell you what I do so I could look snatched.”

The Grammy winner claimed that her current approach includes consuming lean proteins such as grilled chicken and salmon. She also prioritizes fiber, including through healthy beverages.

Cardi cautioned her followers against attempting to “starve” themselves to lose weight, as extreme restriction can be dangerous and counterproductive. “That’s what I do. I’m being as honest as possible,” she continued, according to PEOPLE. “[Anytime] someone’s talking about, oh, I look good, y’all say I’m doing surgery.”

The rapper then offered a blunt response to those continuing to question her figure. “So shut the f-ck up,” she said, urging viewers not to behave like “hating a-s b-tches.”

“Enjoy your life. Enjoy yourself, enjoy your everything,” Cardi advised.

Kehlani Was Shocked By Cardi B’s Curves

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The latest discussion follows a viral backstage encounter between Cardi and Kehlani in February. During the exchange, which was captured in an Instagram video posted by radio personality Big Boy, Kehlani appeared stunned after touching the rapper’s backside. “You have so much a-s!” Kehlani exclaimed in the crowded hallway.

Cardi then announced that she was considering having more of her injections removed once she completed her tour. “After this tour, I’m taking some out,” she said. “After this tour, I don’t wanna hear nobody for three months. I’m going to Colombia; nobody hit me up, nothing. I’m taking this a-s out!”

The declaration suggested Cardi was prepared to disappear from the public eye for several months while recovering from another procedure. Those plans did not last long.

Cardi B Previously Abandoned Her Colombia Plans

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Approximately one month later, Cardi revealed during an appearance on the “Today” show that she no longer intended to travel to Colombia for the reduction. “I was saying that, but I’m not gonna do it,” she said. “I was just gonna take a little bit of butt out, but I don’t have time for that.”

The performer also explained that she was feeling “really comfortable” with her body, making another procedure seem less necessary.

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Cardi B is opening up about a recent body transformation.

“A lot of y’all keep telling me to go get my ass reduced. Newsflash, I did got my ass reduced,” the “Imaginary Playerz” rapper, 33, said in a recent Instagram livestream, a clip of which has been recirculating via X.

She added, “I can’t just go and [liposuction] my butt because my skin is kinda loose, like, that’s why my ass shakes so much. So if I just go and get a lipo reduction — that is the easy way — my ass could drop. So I would have to cut myself, and I’m not cutting myself. I’m not sitting down for four months, bitch. I’m outside, like I said.”

As for the reason for her smaller behind, Cardi said she decided to have the reduction because of her “small” frame. “I’m a very small, petite girl. My mom is petite. My sister’s petite. My aunts are small,” she said, per People.

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“I like my body how it looks right now. I’m comfortable in my skin,” she added.

Clapping back at criticism over her body, the rapper said, “Y’all acting like you’re new to this. Y’all have been seeing my body for how many years now? Too many.”

“Why every single time that I look good, y’all talking about I’m doing a surgery?” she continued. “I haven’t got surgeries since January 2024, and even in January 2024, I didn’t went and got lipo, I got my f***ing ass reduced, like y’all told me to do.”

Cardi previously revealed to GQ in 2018 that she had her buttocks illegally injected with filler by an unlicensed practitioner in a basement in Queens, New York, for $800 when she was 21.

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“When I was 21, I did not have enough meat on my body — if I was to get lipo, I wouldn’t have fat for my ass,” she said, explaining why she opted to have filler injected instead.

Cardi recalled, “They don’t numb your ass with anything. It was the craziest pain ever. I felt like I was gonna pass out. I felt a little dizzy. And it leaks for, like, five days.”

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At the time, Cardi told GQ she planned to return to the woman for a touch-up but said, “By the time I was gonna go get it, the lady got locked up ’cause she’s supposedly killed somebody. Well, somebody died on her table.”

Earlier this year, Cardi teased going to Colombia to have her behind further reduced. “After this tour, I’m taking some out,” she said in a video shared by Big Boy’s Neighborhood via Instagram. “After this tour, I don’t wanna hear nobody for three months. I’m going to Colombia … nobody hit me up, nothing. I’m taking this ass out!”

However, the following month, she backtracked during an appearance on the Today show. “I was saying that, but I’m not gonna do it,” the rapper said. “I was just gonna take a little bit of butt out, but I don’t have time for that.”

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