Cardi B throws pen at reporter outside court before being cleared of assault
She gave him a piece of her mind.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
Up Next
Previous Page Next PageThe rapper – who told fans not to bother Ellis following the ruling – again stressed her innocence, saying: ‘I will say it on my deathbed, I did not touch that woman.’
Why was Cardi B in court?Ellis had alleged Cardi – who has Kulture, seven, Wave, three, and 11-month-old Blossom with rapper Offset – spat on her face, used racial slurs and cut her face with her fingernail in her lawsuit.
Almanzar told the court Ellis incessantly filmed her on her phone outside a private obstetrics appointment. At the time Cardi was secretly four months pregnant with her first child and the office closed for the day to protect her privacy.
Cardi maintained she never touched the women who accused her of a fingernail assault (Picture: PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Cardi warned if another person tries to sue her she won’t be so nice next time (Picture: APEX/MEGA)Meanwhile, Ellis claimed she was ‘traumatised’ from the alleged incident.
She also alleged the rapper had ‘used her celebrity status’ to get her fired from her job and sued over claims of assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and false imprisonment following the incident.
While she sought $24 million (£18m) in damages, the security guard insisted the case was ‘never about the money’.
She told reporters in the wake of the verdict: ‘What she did to me was real, never about the money, but more importantly, it’s about the accountability.
‘My position is the same. She assaulted and battered me, and I don’t want her to get away with it. I don’t want it to be overlooked.’
The Drip singer denied the allegations and accused the woman of instigating the altercation by following her down the hallway at the doctor’s office and trying to record her.
Almanzar insisted the altercation had never turned physical but admitted they were standing ‘chest to chest’ and she yelled: ‘B****, get the f*** out of my face.’
The rapper’s case was assisted by testimony from a doctor she was there to see and a receptionist, Tierra Malcolm, who tried to break up the altercation and testified that Ellis was the aggressor.
Got a story?
If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.
Comment now Comments
