Could hip-hop royalty and Meghan Markle join forces to tackle online hate? Cardi B sure hopes so. The female rapper took to Twitter on Wednesday, January 26, declaring that a conversation with the Duchess of Sussex is on her to-do list. "I need a chat with Megan Markle," Cardi B, whose given name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, wrote on her platform, which has 21.4 million followers.
The "Up" performer posted the tweet just two days after a federal jury in Atlanta awarded her $1.25 million in a defamation lawsuit against a celebrity news blogger who she says posted videos falsely stating the Grammy-winning rapper used cocaine, had contracted herpes and engaged in prostitution.
The jury on Monday found Latasha Kebe, known online as Tasha K, and a company she owns liable for defamation, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress against the rapper.
Kebe's lawyers said in an email Tuesday that they disagree with the verdict and will file an appeal. Kebe began targeting Cardi B in early 2018, making "degrading and harassing statements" about her, the lawsuit says.
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