Cardi B Escapes Sanctions In $5 Million Lawsuit After Being Accused Of Misleading Court With Doctor's Note
Oct. 15 2021, Published 4:50 p.m. ET
Cardi B will not face any consequences after claiming she was unable to travel to California for a trial, only to end up in Paris days later.
According to court documents obtained by Radar, a federal court judge has denied a request demanding Cardi be sanctioned $8,310.
As we previously reported, Cardi is being sued by a man named Kevin Brophy Jr. He is seeking $5 million for his photo being used on her mixtape Gangsta Bi-ch Music Vol. 1 without permission.
The cover features Cardi sitting in the backseat of a limo with her legs spread open. A heavily tattooed man is seen from the back performing oral sex on the Bodak Yellow rapper.
Brophy claims his photo being used caused him emotional distress and caused him issues with his family. Cardi says the suit is nothing more than a shakedown and denies causing any harm to the man.
The judge has allowed the case to move forward despite Cardi's demands for it to be dismissed. The rapper recently asked for the trial date from October to next year. She said her doctor advised her against traveling from New York to California because she had just given birth to her son.