{"id":234121,"date":"2026-04-12T18:51:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/offset-rises-from-wheelchair-performs-for-the-1st-time-after-shooting-real-love\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T18:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:51:17","slug":"offset-rises-from-wheelchair-performs-for-the-1st-time-after-shooting-real-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/offset-rises-from-wheelchair-performs-for-the-1st-time-after-shooting-real-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Offset Rises From Wheelchair, Performs for the 1st Time After Shooting: \u2018Real Love\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/offset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Offset <\/b><\/a>has returned to the stage for the first time since he was shot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cREAL LOVE <span class=\"s1\">\u2764\ufe0f<\/span>,\u201d Offset, 34, wrote via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/offsetyrn\/p\/DXBA1vyFRUz\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">Instagram<\/span><\/a> on Saturday, April 11, sharing footage from his onstage return during a concert at the University of Arkansas that night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">During the show, the rapper rose from a wheelchair to thunderous applause before performing his biggest hits for those in attendance. He wore a skeleton mask over his face for the duration of the set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">News broke on Monday, April 6, that Offset (real name Kiari Kendrell Cephus) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/cardi-bs-ex-offset-shot-near-florida-casino-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">was shot <\/span><\/a>near the Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino in Florida. He did not sustain any life-threatening injuries as a result of the shooting, according to police officers on the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe are aware of an incident that occurred at a valet area after 7 p.m. Monday outside of Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood that resulted in non-life threatening injuries to an individual who was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood,\u201d a police spokesperson said in a statement at the time. \u201cSeminole Police were on site immediately and the situation was contained quickly. Two individuals have been detained by police. The investigation is ongoing. The site is secure and there is no threat to the public. Operations continue as normal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Offset was subsequently transported to a local hospital, where he was treated for his injuries. He was discharged less than one week later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe is up and walking,\u201d a rep for the musician <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/offset-breaks-silence-after-being-shot-near-florida-casino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">told <i>Us Weekly<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> <\/i>on Friday, April 10. \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly grateful to the doctors, nurses, and the entire hospital staff who took such great care of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXBA1vyFRUz\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Offset broke his silence that same day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThank you to everyone who checked in on me and showed me love,\u201d the Migos member wrote in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW9jrXbFIXB\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">Instagram<\/span><\/a> statement. \u201cI\u2019m good, but I\u2019m planning to be better!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">He continued, \u201cI\u2019m focused on my family, my recovery and getting back to the music. [I am] realizing that life is made up of quiet wins and loud losses. Life\u2019s a gamble and I\u2019m still playing to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/rapper-lil-tjay-not-involved-in-offset-shooting-lawyer-says\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Rapper-Lil-Tjay-Was-Not-Involved-in-Offset-Shooting-Lawyer-Says.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Rapper Lil Tjay Was Not Involved in Offset Shooting, Lawyer Says\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Rapper-Lil-Tjay-Was-Not-Involved-in-Offset-Shooting-Lawyer-Says.jpg?quality=74&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/rapper-lil-tjay-not-involved-in-offset-shooting-lawyer-says\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Rapper Lil Tjay Was Not Involved in Offset Shooting, Lawyer Says<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tRapper Lil Tjay was not injured nor was he involved in a shooting in which Offset was wounded, according to his attorney. \u201cWe are issuing this release in regards to false rumors that Lil Tjay was involved in a shooting which occurred at the Valet Area of the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood which [resulted] in [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Offset is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/how-many-kids-does-offset-have-meet-the-migos-rappers-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a father of six<\/a>. He shares Jordan, 16, with <b>Justine Watson<\/b>, Kody, 11, with <b>Oriel Jamie<\/b>, Kalea, 11, with <b>Shya L\u2019Amour<\/b>, as well as three children with estranged wife <b>Cardi B. <\/b>(Cardi, 33, later welcomed a son with <b>Stefon Diggs <\/b>in November 2025.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201c[Having kids] make you grow up, make you pay attention and switch the things you talk about in your music,\u201d Offset said in a September 2024 interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CErUZeunCH4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">Billboard<\/span><\/a>, detailing how fatherhood impacted his career. \u201cIt makes me give a little context to the music now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/offset-rises-from-wheelchair-in-1st-performance-since-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Offset has returned to the stage for the first time since he was shot. \u201cREAL LOVE \u2764\ufe0f,\u201d Offset, 34, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, April 11, sharing footage from his onstage return during a concert at the University of Arkansas that night. During the show, the rapper rose from a wheelchair to thunderous applause before [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":234122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-234121","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}