LOS ANGELES (Court TV) — Closing arguments are expected Tuesday, Sept. 2, in rapper Cardi B’s civil assault trial.

Cardi B and Emani Ellis testify in the rapper’s civil assault trial. (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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Former security guard Emani Ellis claims Cardi B attacked her, unprovoked, while she was attending a doctor’s appointment in the office building where Ellis worked.

Cardi B insists the altercation was verbal, and she never physically touched Ellis. Proceedings this week lasted three days, with both women testifying. Here are

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