Why Is Cardi B in Court?

For the past few days, Cardi B has been testifying in court as the defendant in a civil suit involving a security guard who claims Cardi struck her outside a doctor’s office in 2018, which led to facial scarring. Cardi, who says she merely yelled at the woman, has kind of been bringing the house down during her testimony, which has involved bizarre questions about her hair and racial identity . Here’s what’s going on, and why you’ve seen so many videos of the rapper testifying.

Why is Cardi B in court?

Cardi is being sued by Emani Ellis, a security guard who claims that the rapper physically assaulted her in February 2018 at a Beverly Hills medical building where Ellis worked. Cardi was four months pregnant with her first child at the time of the altercation, which was not yet publ