Cardi B wins $5 million civil lawsuit against her

Cardi B was cleared of any guilt in the $5 million civil lawsuit that was brought on by Kevin Brophy. She said her weapon was God.

Oct 23, 2022 - 01:55
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Cardi B wins $5 million civil lawsuit against her

American rapper Cardi B has won a $5 million civil lawsuit against her regarding the cover art for her 2016 mixtape, ‘Gangsta B*tch Music Vol. 1.

Plaintiff Kevin “Mike” Brophy is reported to have accused the mother of two of using his photo for her mixtape without his permission.

In October 2017, Kevin sued Cardi for $5 million over the picture featuring his prominent tiger back tattoo – reports Hollywood Unlocked.

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‘THE PICTURE LAUNCHED HER CAREER’

According to the publication, Kevin says Cardi knowingly used the photoshopped photo “in a misleading, offensive, humiliating and provocative sexual way to launch her career in music and entertainment.”

He also says it affected his marriage, family life and work life, adding that he faced ridicule because of the invasion of privacy.

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“Now, the photo features Cardi chugging a bottle of beer while an immediate unidentified man is seen with his face in between her legs that are spread, giving the appearance that he is performing cunnilingus on the rap star,” said Hollywood Unlocked.

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CARDI’S LAWYER RIPS KEVIN

Cardi’s lawyer, Alan G. Dowling refuted the claims brought on by Kevin and told U.S. District Court Judge Cormac J. Carney that “The suggestion that any of Cardi B’s success or income in any way arose from or is attributed to the use of the tattoo image in that early photo is simply ludicrous.”

“The photo of [Brophy] has been widely circulated on the internet for years, without any known copyright notice, restriction or limitation as to its use.”

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The plaintiff’s assertion that the album art photo depicts ‘him’ engaged in ‘sex’ with Cardi B, ‘cunnilinging’ her [plaintiff’s word], while she looks ‘lustfully’ at the camera—none of which are apparent from the picture itself—is simply a fanciful result of plaintiff’s ego and imagination running amok.”

The Grammy award winner took to Twitter to express her excitement after the lawsuit.

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