Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - Rapper, Cardi B has been cleared of assault in a $24 million civil trial that accused her of slashing a woman’s face with her fingernails during a 2018 altercation in Beverly Hills.
The case, heard in Los Angeles last week, drew attention not
only for its high stakes but also for the spectacle surrounding it. The
Grammy-winning star, known for hits like WAP and Bodak Yellow, arrived in court
with bold wigs and fiery exchanges with lawyers, moments that quickly went
viral.
The plaintiff, Emani Ellis, alleged that Cardi B — who was
pregnant at the time attacked her outside a doctor’s office, shouting racial
slurs, spitting, and scratching her face. Cardi B denied the claims, insisting
Ellis had aggressively confronted her while attempting to film her on a phone.
Her legal team argued that the rapper, then four months
pregnant with her first child, was trying to keep her pregnancy private and
away from public scrutiny. They said Ellis had provoked the incident, leading
to a profanity-laced shouting match before medical staff intervened.
The jury dismissed Ellis’s claims and denied her request for compensation.
Speaking after the verdict, Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis
Almanzar, firmly restated her innocence:
“I swear to God, I will say it on my death bed, I did not
touch that woman.
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