Despite her best efforts, it looks like the appeal set forth by popular blogger and YouTuber Tasha K against Cardi B.βs $4.25 million defamation lawsuit has been denied.
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K, whose real name is Latasha Kebe, vowed to appeal the verdict back in January. She and her legal team filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in June, citing evidence that was βerroneously ignoredβ by Judge William Ray, according to Black Enterprise. But the courts were unfortunately once again not on her side as her case was thrown out βwithout jurisdictionββwhich means that the βHot Shitβ rapper can βhave her lawyers and the sheriffβs office authorize the garnishment of Tashaβs wages and personal assets to fulfill the judgment.β
As previously reported by The Root, in January, a judge found Tasha K liable for βdefamation, two other forms of wrongdoing, invasion of privacy through portrayal in a false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distressβ against Cardi B. The popular rapper was initially awarded $1.25 million in damages and later an additional $3 million for punitive damages and legal fees, bringing the total to a whopping $4.25 million.
During the two-week-long trial, which took place in Georgia federal court, both Cardi and Tasha took the stand. The former testified that she felt βsuicidalβ because of Tashaβs videos, noting that βonly an evil person could do that shit.β When Tasha spoke, she initially admitted that she βknowingly published lies about the rapper,β but tried to walkΒ it back when questioned by her own lawyers, per Billboard.
In the end, Tasha was also ordered to scrub all her social media of all posts related to Cardi B and will now have to figure out a way to pay the $4 million judgement.
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