Overview

• On the first day of testimony, former security guard Emani Ellis alleged Cardi B put a finger in her face, spat on her, used slurs, and cut her left cheek with a long fingernail.
• Cardi B’s lawyers rejected any physical contact and described a shouting confrontation after Ellis was seen with a phone, saying the rapper feared for her unborn child.
• During cross-examination, the defense pointed to Ellis’s 2018 incident report noting a phone held to her ear and referencing a scratch to her nose, which differs from her courtroom account of a cheek injury.
• At the trial’s outset, Ellis dropped her claim that Cardi B got her fired, and she testified she later lost the job in a termination she said was tied to a HIPAA issue.
• Cardi B is expected to take the stand next as the Los Angeles civil trial continues.