Jury awards rapper Cardi B US$1.25m in defamation lawsuit against celebrity blogger

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Latasha Kebe, known online as Tasha K, was accused of making 'degrading and harassing statements' about Cardi B by posting videos that said the rapper used cocaine, had contracted herpes and engaged in prostitution.

A federal jury in Atlanta has awarded US$1.25 million to Cardi B in a defamation lawsuit against a celebrity news blogger who she says posted videos falsely stating the Grammy-winning rapper used cocaine, had contracted herpes and engaged in prostitution.

Kebe, who lives in the Atlanta area, produces, hosts and publishes a YouTube channel called unWinewithTashaK. Shortly after the video was published, Cardi B's lawyer sent a cease and desist letter to Kebe demanding its immediate removal. Instead, Kebe published another video on Sep 21, 2018, claiming that everything said in the video two days earlier was accurate and also asserting that the rapper was cheating on her husband, the lawsuit says.

Kebe knew the statements she published about Cardi B were false, or was aware they were likely false, when she published them, the lawsuit says. Cardi B declined and instead “went on a rampage” on Instagram, publishing numerous videos about information in the video and “began to publicly trash” Kebe, saying she “always makes up fake stories; harasses all of Cardi B's friends; constantly stalks Cardi B; uses Cardi B's name for 'click bait'; and many similar accusations,” Kebe's court filing says.

 

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