Court Awards Cardi B $1.25 million In Damages For Defamation By Popular Blogger

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A monumental court case which is a huge admonition for the media has seen American rapper Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar better known as Cardi B win her defamation lawsuit against popular blogger and YouTuber Latasha Kebe who is known online as Tasha K.
The fee awarded Cardi B who was on a visit in Nigeria in the year 2020 in damages is $1.25 million and it might be a lot more after today’s (Tuesday, 25 January 2022) proceedings.
Tuesday’s session is set to determine whether the offender will also pay more damages or need to pay for Cardi B’s legal expenses.
Yesterday’s verdict concluded a federal trial during which Cardi B which has adopted the Nigerian name ‘Chioma’ testified that she experienced extreme anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation due to the blogger’s claims.
“I felt defeated and depressed and I didn’t want to sleep with my husband,” she stated  adding that she suffered from fatigue, weight loss, migraines and anxiety due to the court case.
Cardi took Kebe to court in 2019 over dozens of videos including the that Cardi B was a prostitute.
Kebe also claimed the musician was addicted to hard drugs, was unfaithful to her husband Offset, and had contracted herpes.
Cardi B also disclosed that the herpes rumours in particular depressed her.

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.

He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.

Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.

He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.

Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.

Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.

He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.

Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.

He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.

Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.

Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.


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