Overview

• On day two in Alhambra, Cardi B told jurors the hallway encounter was purely verbal and said she never hit, scratched, or spat on Emani Ellis.
• Ellis testified she was spat on, called slurs, and cut on the left cheek by a long fingernail, saying she later sought plastic surgery for the injury.
• Defense questioning highlighted an incident report in which Ellis acknowledged having a phone to her ear and noted discrepancies over where any scratch occurred.
• Cardi B said she confronted Ellis because she believed she was being recorded during a confidential pregnancy-related visit, and she admitted cursing and going chest to chest.
• At the trial’s start, Ellis dropped a claim that Cardi B used her fame to get her fired, while pursuing assault, battery, emotional distress, negligence, and false imprisonment.