It's a victory for the American rapper.
Cardi Ba was awarded $4 million in damages in her defamation lawsuit against a blogger who called her a “
prostitute
” and a
“cocaine addict and has herpes
. ”
The 29-year-old star, real name Belcalis Almanzar, had filed a complaint against celebrity news youtuber Tasha K for spreading “
malicious rumors
” and “
degrading
” information in about 20 videos, according to the minutes of this complaint.
Cardi B also obtained the reimbursement of medical expenses in the amount of 25,000 dollars and the reimbursement of her legal costs in the amount of 1.3 million dollars.
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Tasha K had also claimed in her publications, viewed millions of times on YouTube, that the American star's future children would be born with mental retardation.
“
My husband, my lawyer and I fought very hard.
I want to thank them for their long hours and their sleepless nights,
”tweeted the youtubeuse.
As for the singer, she did not publicly discuss the verdict.
Born in the Bronx, New York, she shot to fame with hits like
Bodak Yellow
,
I Like It
, and
Money
.
She is also accused of being involved in a fight in a strip club in Queens, another district of New York.