Trending badgeTrendingPosted 2 hours agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret Down11 Viral Moments From Cardi B's Assault TrialCardi is being sued by a security guard who claims the rapper attacked her at a medical facility in 2018. Cardi has denied her allegations.by Chelsea StewartBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink This week, trial began for Cardi B and a security guard who claims the rapper attacked her at a medical facility in 2018. The alleged victim, Emani Ellis, is reportedly suing Cardi for $24 million, accusing her of "violently, unlawfully, intentionally, suddenly and maliciously" hitting her, spitting at her, cursing at her, and hurling racial slurs at her. Meanwhile, Cardi - who was secretly expecting her first child at the time and had an appointment with her obstetrician - alleges that Emani was following her, recording her, and became aggressive when confronted. However, Cardi denies that any physical contact occurred. Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images Moments from the trial have subsequently gone viral online due to Cardi's facial expressions and her extremely candid responses during cross-examination, and here are 11 of them. 1. She had this super tense moment with the defense attorney while explaining why she was obviously "very" concerned for her safety at the time. View on Threads threads.net / Law and Crime / Via threads.net 2. She was asked about her wigs in this bizarre exchange.
Oh my God, this lawyer suing Cardi B."Which one is your real hair? Or are they both real?" plaintiff's lawyer Ron Rosen asked."They're wigs," Cardi B answered.
Then he asked if she's affiliated with a gang. pic.twitter.com/KrzgMhDm0F- Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 26, 2025 @meghanncuniff / Via Twitter: @meghanncuniff 3. There was this time when Cardi bluntly recalled the epithet she called Emani during their interaction.
Lawyer: Did you call her fat?Cardi: No, i was calling her a bitch pic.twitter.com/czK31fbkjO- Brimcess (@Belcardi11) August 27, 2025 @Belcardi11 / Law and Crime / Via Twitter: @Belcardi11 4. While sharing her version of what happened, Cardi said, "You following me. You're recording me. I'm just tryna check my cat."she's hilarious 😭 pic.twitter.com/7mHHLlmtlu- Matt ✨ (@mattxctrl) August 27, 2025 @mattxctrl / Via Twitter: @mattxctrl 5. The courtroom laughed while the defense tried to ask Cardi a serious question.
The lawyer is mad because Cardi's funny personality has the whole courtroom laughing 😭 he know he's not getting a bag from this lol pic.twitter.com/GoncNP4398- CARDIA 🐦⬛ (@CCardib2) August 27, 2025 @CCardib2 / Law and Crime / Via Twitter: @CCardib2 6. At another point, the rapper had this "debate" with an attorney. @meghannmcuniff Cardi B @Cardi B will return to the witness stand tomorrow after testifying for about 50 minutes in her civil assault trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court today (Tuesday, August 26, day 2). Cardi is being sued by Emani Ellis, a now-former security guard at a medical center who claims Cardi assaulted her while pregnant and there for an appointment with an OB-GYN in February 2018. Ellis claims Cardi spit on her and called her the n-word racial epithet. Ellis' lawyer Rob Rosen is a little, uh, rough around the edges in his questioning and entire approach to the trial, and his questioning of Cardi today exemplified this. He focused so much on the process and responses to discovery and witness disclosures, and he couldn't get through the questioning without Judge Ian Fusselman sustaining an objection from Cardi's lawyer Peter Anderson. Fusselman sustained Anderson's objection for relevance when Rosen asked Cardi about her ethnic background, but he then asked if she considers herself African American and she answered, "I consider myself Afro Caribbean." "Have you ever used the N-word with Ms. Emani Ellis?" Rosen asked today. "No," Cardi answered. You can watch Cardi's testify about the encounter here @Meghann Cuniff. #celebrity #cardib #law #court #news ♬ original sound - Meghann Cuniff @meghannmcuniff 7. The judge wound up calling out the defense lawyer for his "argumentative" tone. @meghannmcuniff Cardi B is back on the witness stand in her civil assault trial, wearing a different wig, and Ron Rosen is back at the lectern. "I want you to tell it to her face what you said on that day so she can hear it for herself." "Your Honor, do we have civility?" Cardi's lawyer Peter Anderson asks. Los Angeles, County Superior Court, Judge Ian Fusselman told everyone to "take the temperature down." Plaintiff Emani Ellis, who was fired over the incident, claims Cardi assaulted her after she accused Ellis of filming her when Ellis was working security at a medical center where Cardi had a pregnancy check up, which Ellis denies doing. #law #cardib #celebrity #legal #hiphop ♬ original sound - Meghann Cuniff @meghannmcuniff / Via tiktok.com 8. And Cardi loved it. @meghannmcuniff / Via tiktok.com 9. Cardi told the defense lawyer to open his eyes and seemingly moc