Cardi B was awarded $1.25 million in her libel suit against blogger Tasha K earlier this week, but that number has just increased to over $4 million.
According to TMZ, a Georgia judge granted the Grammy Award-winning rapper another $1.5 million in punitive damages and an additional $1.3 million in attorney fees on Tuesday (January 25). While Cardi B is grateful for the jury’s decision (they found Tasha K liable for all three claims), she also seems to be struggling a bit with the case’s outcome.
As she wrote on Twitter, “Why am I happy but sad at the same time?”
Cardi B’s libel lawsuit has been ongoing since 2019 when the 28-year-old Bronx native filed a $75,000 claim. Cardi was upset Tasha K made several false statements about her, including accusing her of having herpes, using a beer bottle as a sex toy when she was an exotic dancer, working as a prostitute and abusing cocaine.
On Monday (January 24), the jury found Tasha K guilty of “defamation of character, invasion of privacy through portrayal in a false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.”
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Cardi admitted the case had indeed led to some mental health issues. As she told the jury, “I felt extremely suicidal. I felt defeated and depressed and I didn’t want to sleep with my husband… Only an evil person could do that shit.”
Tasha K reportedly admitted she knowingly published lies about Cardi B because it was beneficial to her YouTube platform’s business interests. She initially responded to the jury’s decision with a Twitter post that read, “My Husband, Attorney’s, & I fought really hard. I want to thank them for their long hours and sleepless nights. Winos it’s only up from here. See y’all in a few days. Back to work.”
HONESTLY THIS IS A GOOD LOOK. THOSE MERE SPECTATORS ON YOUTUBE AND BLOGS AIN’T SHIT.
just think someone such as cardi with her background can be recognised and can be successful that’s all.
How is a blogger going to come up with that money?