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California jury clears rapper Cardi B of assault allegations

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Rapper Cardi B was cleared of assault in a $24 million civil trial on Tuesday after being accused of slashing a woman’s face with her fingernails.

A colourful hearing in Los Angeles last week included the “WAP” rapper wearing dramatically different wigs and fighting with lawyers, resulting in a slew of viral moments.

A jury in the city threw out claims by plaintiff Emani Ellis that the then-pregnant singer assaulted her while she was on her way to a medical appointment in Beverly Hills in 2018.

Ellis, who is Black, had claimed that Cardi B, who is also Black, shouted racial slurs, spat at her and scratched her face with long fingernails during the altercation.

The “No Limit” star, now 32, had told the court Ellis had aggressively approached her, trying to film her on a phone as she went into the doctor’s office.

“At the time, (Cardi B) was roughly four months pregnant with her first child and had taken great care to keep her pregnancy private and away from the scrutiny of tabloids and critics,” her lawyers had told the court.

Attorneys said Ellis had tried to intimidate the “Bodak Yellow” artist with what descended into a profanity-laced screaming match before staff from the medical office intervened.

The jury dismissed the claim for compensation.

After the verdict, Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar, said she had never attacked Ellis.

“I swear to God, I will say it on my death bed, I did not touch that woman. I did not touch that woman,” she said.

“With that being said, this time around I’m going to be nice,” she told reporters.

“But the next person that tries to do a frivolous lawsuit against me, I’m going to counter-sue and I’m going to make you pay.

“Don’t you ever think that you’re going to sue me and I’m going to settle and just give you money because it’s not going to happen.”



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