LIVE: Cardi B Trial — Emani Ellis v. Belcalis Almánzar, aka Cardi B — Day 1

LIVE: Cardi B Trial — Emani Ellis v. Belcalis Almánzar, aka Cardi B — Day 1

Cardi B is facing a civil lawsuit from former security guard Emani Ellis, who alleges the rapper assaulted her at an OB-GYN office in 2018, leaving injuries that required plastic surgery and costing her job.

Cardi B denies the claims, saying Ellis was the aggressor who tried to film her pregnancy before it was public, and her legal team plans to present a witness supporting that account.

A judge recently issued rulings favorable to Cardi B, limiting what evidence can be shown at trial, which is expected to last two weeks.