jury rules on her case

Cardi B should have played softball because she has quite the throw. The 32-year-old singer has been making headlines and viral moments over the last week after appearing in court over an alleged 2018 altercation. During the lunch break on Tuesday, as she made her way to her car, things got heated with a blogger. 

After complimenting Cardi, a man with an iPhone shouted out a bold question, “Cardi, insiders are claiming Offset is publicly bragging about getting you pregnant for the fourth time. Do you foresee any paternity issues with Steffon Diggs?” 

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Livid, Cardi grabbed a pen from someone and threw it at him. “That’s for disrespecting me. Don’t disrespect me,” Cardi told him in a video obtained by Daily Mail. 

As her bodyguard took her towards the waiting vehicle, she continued, “Don’t do that. Do you see women asking those types of questions to me? Do you see women asking those questions to me?” “Why do you feel, as a man, you get to ask me those types of questions? Act like you have some manners and your mama taught you – respect women.”

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Of course, it’s not the first time Cardi has been snapped throwing something; she infamously threw a microphone into the crowd at a woman who threw water at her in 2023 at Drai’s Beach Club in Las Vegas. It was revealed in July that a woman identified only as Jane Doe is suing Cardi, claiming she was struck by the microphone. 

While the pen isn’t as heavy as a microphone, she can technically find herself in another lawsuit.

Cardi B: Not Guilty

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After the throw, a jury found the “Bodak Yellow” singer not guilty of assault in a $24 million lawsuit tied to a 2018 incident at an OB-GYN’s office. The case stemmed from claims by security guard Emani Ellis, who accused Cardi of spitting on her, striking her, and even cutting her face with one of her nails.

But the jury, made up of six men and six women, wasn’t convinced. According to Rolling Stone, they only needed about an hour of deliberation before unanimously siding with Cardi. In closing arguments, Cardi’s lawyer, Peter Anderson, flipped the narrative, arguing it was Ellis who lost control during the encounter. “Plaintiff advanced on Cardi, screaming and yelling, forcing Cardi backwards,” Anderson said.

Happy with the unanimous decision, Cardi maintained her innocence, telling reporters, “Even if I’m at my deathbed, I swear to God, I will say it at my deathbed — I did not touch that woman.”