Cardi B has been cleared of assault charges after being sued for $24 million by a security guard.
Emani Ellis claimed that the rapper attacked her with her fingernail in 2018 while visiting a gynaecologist, causing a laceration in her cheek.
Cardi denied any wrongdoing and claimed that Ellis refused to give her privacy during her appointment at the facility.
The jury took just an hour to find Cardi not liable on charges of assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress as well as negligence and false imprisonment.
Cardi said after the verdict: “I work all day and I work hard for my money, for my kids, for the people that I take care of. So don’t you ever think that you’re going to sue me, and I’m just going to settle.”
She added: “Let’s just put this behind. But I’m giving a warning: I am not that celeb you gonna sue and you think is going to settle. Especially when I am super, completely innocent. I know I’ve got a little reputation but I swear to god I am innocent.”
While Ellis claimed she was attacked by the “WAP” rapper, Cardi’s version of events was supported by the doctor she was there to see and the receptionist at the office.
The receptionist claimed that the security guard was attempting to hit Cardi B and that she was the aggressor in the encounter.
While on the stand, Ellis gave her version of events, saying: “I said something along the lines of ‘That looks like Cardi B’ or ‘Wow, that’s Cardi B.’”
She then alleges that the rapper “turned around” and said: “Why the fuck are you telling people that you see me?”
Ellis claims that she then attempted to defuse the situation and said she “tried to calm her down and assure her that I didn’t tell anyone that I’d seen her”.
The security guard alleged that Cardi then cut her face with her fingernail leaving a gash that was “two to three inches long”. She also claims that the female MC attempted to punch her but failed to connect.
Cardi was also accused of making a number of “body shaming” and “racial slurs” towards Ellis.
