Cardi B acquired courtroom backing from a medical workplace receptionist who testified she noticed no assault throughout the 2018 incident.
Cardi B acquired recent courtroom help on Wednesday (August 27) as a key witness testified that she didn’t see the rapper lay a hand on a safety guard throughout a 2018 dispute at a Beverly Hills OB-GYN workplace.
Tierra Malcolm, the receptionist working on the clinic that day, informed jurors she stepped into the hallway after listening to raised voices. She noticed Cardi B and safety guard Emani Ellis in a heated verbal alternate—however there was no bodily contact. She added that she positioned herself between the 2 girls to de-escalate the scenario.
Malcolm testified she later seen a scratch on her face, which she believed got here from Ellis, not Cardi. She stated she was dealing with the guard together with her again to Cardi throughout the incident.
Her account immediately challenged Ellis’ declare that Cardi B assaulted her throughout the confrontation.
The incident occurred whereas the clinic had closed early to provide Cardi privateness for her prenatal appointment.
Malcolm’s testimony helped reinforce Cardi’s model of occasions, which she had shared earlier within the week throughout her personal testimony.
“I didn’t hit her. She didn’t hit me. There was no contact. So to me, there was no incident,” Cardi informed the court docket, denying any bodily altercation. She admitted the 2 had been “chest-to-chest” and exchanged phrases, however insisted it by no means turned violent.
Cardi additionally identified she was 4 months pregnant on the time and weighed about 130 kilos, whereas Ellis was considerably bigger. She insisted she wouldn’t have gotten bodily, including that Ellis’ filming of her with out consent triggered the confrontation.
Backing up Malcolm’s testimony, Dr. David Finke—the OB-GYN who handled Cardi that day—stated he noticed Ellis trigger a shoulder damage to Malcolm and didn’t witness Cardi B contact anybody.
“I’m simply flabbergasted with the allegations that don’t appear congruent with what I noticed that day,” Finke informed the court docket.
The civil trial continues this week in Los Angeles County.
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