Cardi B has just secured a major victory in court. A federal jury in Atlanta has sided with the Bronx rapper in a defamation suit she brought against a gossip blogger, alleging that the woman consistently reported false stories via multiple social platforms with the intent to humiliate Cardi and tarnish her reputation.
Cardi B, real name Belcalis Almanzar, filed suit against YouTube gossip broadcaster Latasha Kebe (known on socials as Tasha K) back in 2019, citing over 20 videos in which the blogger spread “malicious rumors” and falsehoods about her, damaging her reputation with fans and affecting her business prospects.
These rumors included accusations of prostitution, assertations that the rapper is an illicit drug user, and shared wild, lewd anecdotes about activities she claimed the rapper engaged in while employed as an exotic dancer.
According to the New York Times, Kebe also claimed in a 2018 post that Cardi B would give birth to a child with intellectual delays due to her diagnosis with an incurable STI.
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