A California jury has found Cardi B not liable of assault allegations in a civil lawsuit filed by a former security guard.
The case stems from a 2018 incident involving plaintiff Emani Ellis, a former building security guard who sued Cardi B for alleged assault during an interaction between the women in the hallway of a medical office where Ellis was employed.
The artist, who was pregnant at the time and on her way to see her obstetrician, denied the allegation. Ellis was seeking punitive and other damages that include medical expenses for a scratch on her face.
Cardi B has been found not guilty of assault by a Californian court. (Getty)
The Grammy-winning artist, who testified over two days in the trial last week, reacted with a sigh of relief to the verdict.
Outside of court, Cardi B expressed thanks to her lawyers, the jurors and her supporters. She lamented that she missed her children’s first day of school because of the trial, which she criticized as being the result of a “frivolous” lawsuit.
“I’m not even playing around, even if I’m on my death bed, I swear to God I will say it on my deathbed, I did not touch that woman. I did not touch that girl. I didn’t lay my hands on that girl,” she said.
“I hope that this is something I leave behind.”