Cardi B bags a big win against YouTuber Tasha K, who tried to defame the American rapper and receives more than $1 million in general damages.
With fame, comes people who are always ready to pull you down from your success. Many of you may wonder sometimes, how lavish it is to live a celebrity life, but this long ongoing case is a proof, that being a public figure and making yourself available to people is not as easy as it sounds. American rapper Cardi B recently won the legal battle against youtuber Latasha Kebe aka Tasha K. Let us tell you what exactly happened between the two that lead to Cardi B filing a legal case against Tasha K.
In the year 2019, Tasha K was sued by rapper, Cardi B, for posting several videos on her YouTube channel that were claimed to be spreading false rumours about the rapper and also included disturbing facts about her. One video posted by the YouTuber included a statement about the rapper’s past life, on the other hand there were some more videos that were posted stating false allegations against the rapper. On Monday, Cardi B won a major defamation lawsuit that she had filed against Tasha K. a federal jury in Atlanta awarded Cardi B with $1.25 billion (USD 1 million in general damages and USD 250,000 in medical expense). The lawsuit against the YouTuber has stated false allegations that included Cardi B being a prostitute, using cocaine, cheating her husband and having herpes.
Cardi B recently won the legal battle against youtuber Latasha Kebe aka Tasha K.
In the testimony of the case, Cardi B had opened up about her struggles in life and how the defamation by the YouTuber affected her mental health. She testified during the trail and shared that how she felt ‘suicidal’ after hearing Kebe’s claims in her videos. Initially, the youtuber admitted that all the videos she posted and claims she made were knowingly published in order to defame the rapper and how she lied all the way along, but later, Kebe tried to walk back to the statement when she was examined by her own attorneys.
The jury regarding the case, sided with Cardi B on her accusations that were made to hurt the sentiments and reputation of the rapper, issuing a verdict against Kebe, as she had defamed the rapper and awarding Cardi B with more than $1 million in damages. Cardi also thanked her family and her fans for being a constant support during the battle amid the libel trial, while she faced false narratives that were being shared against her reputation online.
The jury regarding the case, sided with Cardi B on her accusations that were made to hurt the sentiments and reputation of the rapper.
While mentioning her struggles she had been going through after the YouTuber starting hurting the rapper’s reputation, Cardi also opened up and mentioned how Tasha’s toxicity had taken to her Instagram account and all the ongoing fuss has made her life difficult. The netizens even called her a terrible mother and telling her to stay away from her children.Â
Well, now we guess Tasha will learn a lesson about how defaming a person like Cardi B affects the life of not just the celebrity but your own. Cardi B has clearly proved her lyrics ‘knock me down nine time, but I get up ten’ right.
