Cardi B is fighting back against claims she attacked a security guard back in 2018. Source: MEGA / Getty The rapper is currently involved in a civil trial over allegations that she attacked a security guard inside a Beverly Hills medical building. The trial began on Monday, August 25 in Los Angeles with testimony from the accuser. Emani Ellis accused Cardi, real name Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, of assault and battery and infliction of emotional distress in the lawsuit filed in 2020.