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Cardi B breaks silence in court over alleged 2018 security guard case
Cardi B has taken the stand in Los Angeles to testify in a civil trial stemming from an alleged altercation with a security guard in 2018.
The rapper born Belcalis Almánzar, is facing a lawsuit from former security guard Emani Ellis, who accuses her of assault, battery, and infliction of emotional distress.
Ellis claims Cardi struck her, spit on her, and cut her face with a fingernail during a confrontation at a Beverly Hills obstetrician’s office while the artist was four months pregnant with her first child.
Testifying on Tuesday, Cardi denied that the incident ever turned physical, though she admitted calling Ellis a “b****” during a heated exchange, as per Daily Mail’s reports.
In regards to this, she told the court, “We had a verbal fight, but it didn’t get physical at all. She didn’t hit me, I didn’t hit her. There was no touch. So to me, it wasn’t an incident.”
According to Cardi’s account, Ellis, who worked in the building, began following and recording her on a cellphone as she left her doctor’s appointment.
As per the publication, the rapper said she confronted the guard about filming her without consent, describing the encounter as an invasion of her privacy.
Ellis, who testified the day before, alleged that Cardi did, in fact, spit on her, body-shamed her, and swiped at her face with a long fingernail.
She further accused the star of using profanities and racial slurs. Cardi denied those allegations, saying under oath that she neither struck nor spit on Ellis.
Furthermore, the lawsuit, filed in 2020, also claims the Invasion of Privacy hitmaker used her influence to have Ellis fired.
However, building representatives have said Ellis was dismissed by medical staff who believed she had violated patient privacy, as per the outlet.
Cardi B, who arrived in court in a grey tweed suit and blonde curls, appeared calm as she gave her testimony, which was streamed on Court TV.
Kirsten Dunst and Channing Tatum are teaming up for their highly anticipated new film Roofman, and the admiration between the two co-stars is mutual.
In a new interview with PEOPLE Magazine, Dunst opened up about her favorite performances by Tatum, returning the compliment after he recently gushed about her work.
“I’m just so proud of him, and Derek, and I really love this group so much,” Dunst said warmly of her Roofman collaborators.
When asked which of Tatum’s films she loved most, the actress replied, “I loved Foxcatcher and 21 Jump Street.”
“Those two are my faves,” she remarked before moving to a new topic.
Her comments came shortly after Tatum told the outlet at the Toronto International Film Festival that his favorite Dunst movie is 1994’s Interview with the Vampire, the film that launched her Hollywood career.
“Everything she’s ever done, I’ve been obsessed with,” Tatum admitted, confessing that joining forces with Dunst in Roofman, where their characters fall in love, made him “a bit nervous.”
Victoria Beckham is reportedly hopeful that she can finally mend fences with her eldest son, Brooklyn Beckham.
According to RadarOnline.com, the fashion designer has been quietly plotting to reconnect with Brooklyn, believing that “he must be sick of being controlled by Nicola [Peltz] and isolated from his family.”
“She’s convinced she’ll get more with honey than vinegar at this point,” an insider told the outlet, suggesting that Victoria plans to take a softer, more patient approach this time.
However, things remain complicated, as Brooklyn finds himself torn between his wife and his family.
“Brooklyn’s caught between a rock and a hard place,” the source shared. “He loves his mom and misses her terribly, as well as his dad and his siblings. But he’s scared to defy Nicola, who’s very clear that she expects him to hold firm and stand up for himself.”
While the Beckham family has tried to downplay rumours of tension, reports of strain between Victoria and Nicola have persisted since Brooklyn and Nicola tied the knot in 2022.
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