Cardi B wins over Ksh.450M in defamation lawsuit against YouTuber
Grammy
award-winning rapper Cardi B won a lawsuit Monday against YouTuber Tasha K for
defamation, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional
distress, and was awarded a seven-figure sum in damages.
Cardi
B, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar, was targeted by Latasha
Transrina Kebe, who goes by the name Tasha K, in a "malicious"
campaign to "damage and destroy" her reputation among her fans,
according to a 2019 lawsuit filed in the US District Court Northern District of
Georgia.
"Kebe
published multiple false and defamatory statements about Plaintiff, including
that Plaintiff was a prostitute, that Plaintiff was a user of cocaine, that
Plaintiff had and still has herpes," the lawsuit read, which was filed
against Tasha K and Kebe Studios LLC.
"By
making and publishing the statements, and campaign of harassing videos,
including the Defamatory Videos, Defendants were intending to cause Plaintiff
emotional distress," the lawsuit stated, and also claimed Cardi B
"suffered severe humiliations" and "mental anguish."
A
jury on Monday awarded Cardi B $1.5 million in punitive damages, $1 million for
general damages -- such as pain and suffering or reputational injury -- and
$1,338,753.47 in litigation expenses, court papers show. She was also awarded
$250,000 in medical expenses, but both parties agreed to reduce that to
$25,000.
Cardi
B thanked the jury in a statement and said, "These past couple of years
have been difficult for me and constantly reliving it. Very hard for me."
"Thank
you to the jurors, you know. The jurors took time off they regular lives ...
and made a very fair and right decision," the rapper said in a statement
to the media that was published by TMZ.
CNN
has reached out to Tasha K and her attorneys for a statement.
On
Monday afternoon, Tasha K said on Twitter: "My Husband, Attorney's, & I fought
really hard," adding, "it's only up from here."
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