Cardi B
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Cardi B spotted leaving the Alhambra Court Condo on September 02, 2025, in Alhambra, California.
Key Takeaways:
- A judge has denied a request for a retrial in Cardi B’s civil assault case due to a lack of evidence supporting claims of jury intimidation.
- The incident involving Cardi’s pen toss outside the courthouse became a notable focus during discussions about the retrial.
- The court affirmed that the jury’s verdict was based exclusively on the evidence presented during the trial.
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Cardi B has effectively managed her legal disputes with emani Ellis, who alleged that the Grammy-winning rapper scratched her face outside an OB-GYN clinic in Beverly Hills back in 2018. On December 5th, Los Angeles County Judge Ian Fusselman dismissed Ellis’s motion for a new trial. As reported by Rolling Stone, Judge Fusselman found no substantial grounds to overturn the previous unanimous decision. In her appeal, Ellis contended that jurors may have felt intimidated by Cardi after she threw a pen when YouTuber Donat Ricketts questioned her about pregnancy rumors just outside of court.
Video footage captured Cardi seizing an autograph pen and tossing it towards Ricketts while asserting, “Stop disrespecting me.”
In an affidavit submitted on December 4th, Ricketts noted that the pen bounced off the ground and struck him. Even though one juror observed this interaction and later raised questions about it during deliberations, Ricketts clarified he had no intention of taking legal action against anyone involved. While Ellis argued this moment could have coerced jurors into deciding against Cardi B, Judge Fusselman suggested it might have actually strengthened her defense.
“We’re only speculating how this impacted them,” he commented. “Wouldn’t such an occurrence likely support your case rather than undermine it? Isn’t that why you wanted them to see what happened?”
Following these proceedings and after winning her civil trial in September, Cardi firmly reiterated to reporters that she never physically confronted Ellis: “I didn’t touch that girl; I never laid my hands on her.”