LOS ANGELES (Court TV) — Rapper Cardi B took the stand as she fights a lawsuit claiming that she attacked a security guard.

Cardi B testifies in her civil assault trial Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (Court TV)

Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, is accused of assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and false imprisonment in a lawsuit that stems from a 2018 incident.

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On February 24, 2018, Cardi B went to a private appointment with her obstetrician at a doctor’s office in Beverly Hills. At the time, the rapper was approximately four months pregnant with her first child and was keeping the news of her pregnancy private and out of the tabloids.

In 2020, Emani Ellis, a security guard

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