Cardi B has won a defamation lawsuit against YouTuber LaTasha Kebe over her "herpes and prostitution" allegations against the rapper.
Cardi B sued the blogger for defamation, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress for false claims that she has herpes uses cocaine, and works as a prostitute.
According to a report by Billboard, jurors in Georgia awarded Cardi $1.25 million in damages after two weeks of deliberations and also convicted the YouTuber of invasion of privacy by portraying her in a false light.
The 29-year-old rapper had taken Kebe to court in 2019 over dozens of videos containing wild allegations that the rapper "fucked herself with beer bottles" on stage while working as a stripper.
The celebrity news blogger, who has over a million subscribers on YouTube, also claimed Cardi prostituted herself, was addicted to hard drugs, was unfaithful to her husband Offset, and contracted herpes.
The mother of two, who appeared in court last week, testified that she felt "extremely suicidal" over Kebe's claims. "I felt defeated and depressed and did not want to sleep with my husband anymore," she added.
"Only an evil person could do something like that," Cardi reportedly said, and then apologized to the court for her words.
After the verdict was handed down last night, Kebe tweeted that she and her lawyers had "fought really hard" and thanked her legal team for the "long hours and sleepless nights." She added that "it's all uphill from here" and that she would "see you all in a few days."
It is unclear whether Kebe's legal team plans to appeal the verdict.