Overview

• Cardi B testified she never touched former security guard Emani Ellis, denying spitting or scratching and saying she feared for her pregnancy during a heated verbal exchange.
• Obstetrician Dr. David Finke and receptionist Tierra Malcolm told jurors they did not see Cardi B strike Ellis, and the doctor said he observed no facial injuries on the guard.
• The receptionist described being cut while stepping between the two and said her position made Ellis the likely source of the scratch, according to her testimony.
• The defense rested after highlighting inconsistencies between Ellis’s testimony and her 2018 incident report, including whether she was on her phone and where she claimed she was cut.
• Questioning centered on the length and shape of Cardi B’s acrylic nails and other courtroom moments that drew public attention, but the jury will apply the civil standard of preponderance of the evidence.