Cardi B cleared in $24 million assault trial

Cardi B has been cleared by a Los Angeles jury in a $24 million lawsuit filed by a safety guard who accused her of assault throughout an assault in 2018.

The rapper — whose authorized title is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar — is not going to must pay damages to the safety guard.

Emani Ellis, the previous safety guard, who was working on the Beverly Hills constructing the place Cardi B’s obstetrician’s workplace was situated, claimed the incident left her with lasting bodily and emotional scars.

She alleged that Cardi B minimize her cheek with a 3-inch fingernail and spat on her, saying the assault required cosmetic surgery and price her the job after the rapper’s superstar standing drew undesirable consideration.

Cardi B, who was pregnant on the time and making an attempt to maintain her first being pregnant with husband Offset non-public, informed the court docket that Ellis adopted her, filmed her on a cellphone and refused to offer her area. The jury finally sided with the rapper, dismissing the case.

Testimony from Cardi B’s physician, David Finke, and his receptionist throughout the trial supported her account, with each saying they by no means witnessed a bodily struggle. The workplace had been closed early that day to guard her privateness, in line with court docket testimony.

The trial in Alhambra, California, drew headlines for Cardi B’s colourful testimony and courtroom presence.

After the decision, wearing a black outfit with white dots and a purple bow, Cardi B thanked her attorneys, jurors and supporters throughout her comment outdoors of court docket.

“I am not even taking part in round. Even when I am at my loss of life mattress, I swear to God, I’ll say it at my loss of life mattress — I didn’t contact that lady,” she mentioned. “I didn’t contact that lady. I did not lay my palms on that lady. I hope that that is one thing I go away behind.”