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\n Related: <\/span>Cardi B Appears to Get Agitated During $24M Assault Trial Testimony<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tCardi B appeared to get agitated at a lawyer\u2019s line of questioning during her recent courtroom testimony. \u201cI was more on a high level of concern,\u201d Cardi, 32, said on Wednesday, August 27, per footage shared via ABC7, which has since gone viral on social media. When opposing counsel asked why the rap star was [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Keep scrolling for more information on Ellis and why she filed a $24 million lawsuit against the rapper:<\/p>\n
Who Is Emani Ellis?<\/h2>\n
Ellis worked as a security guard at the Beverly Hills medical center where Cardi was receiving obstetrics treatment in February 2018. She testified<\/a> in the August 2025 trial that she\u2019d been working at the building for four years by 2018 and had no criminal record.<\/p>\nAsked how she\u2019d landed the security job, Ellis told her lawyer: \u201cYou have to get finger-printed and it\u2019s sent to the state of California for approval.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ellis denied during her testimony that she\u2019d ever \u201cassaulted or battered\u201d anyone in her life. Under cross-examination, Ellis said she was fired from her security job due to the incident with Cardi but had since pivoted to a new career as a social worker.<\/p>\n
\u201cI work with low-income families to access resources,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n
What Happened Between Emani Ellis and Cardi B?<\/h2>\n
The exact details of the 2018 confrontation remain in dispute, as Ellis and Cardi have given very different descriptions of their run-in.<\/p>\n
Cardi was four months pregnant at the time, though she had not yet publicly announced she was expecting her first child. (The rapper shares her daughter Kulture (born in July 2018), as well as son Wave (born in September 2021) and daughter Blossom (born in September 204), with her estranged husband, Offset<\/strong>. Cardi filed for divorce from Offset in July 2024 after nearly seven years of marriage.)<\/p>\nEllis and Cardi both agree that they crossed paths in the medical building\u2019s hallway. During her August 2025 testimony, Cardi recalled that Ellis followed her down the hall and tried to secretly film her.<\/p>\n
Cardi said she asked why Ellis was recording her, to which the security guard allegedly replied: \u201cBecause I can.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, you can\u2019t,\u201d Cardi recalled responding.<\/p>\n\n![\"Who](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Who-Is-Emani-Ellis-Meet-the-Security-Guard-Suing-Cardi-B-4.jpg?w=1000&quality=55&strip=all\")
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\n Emani Ellis<\/span> Snorlax \/ MEGA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhile Cardi has denied that the argument ever turned physical, she acknowledged that the two women were standing \u201cchest to chest\u201d as she demanded, \u201cBitch, get the f*** out of my face.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re literally screaming at each other,\u201d Cardi told the court. \u201cI didn\u2019t touch her. It was like a verbal fight, but it didn\u2019t get physical at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ellis offered a totally different interpretation in her testimony. She admitted to saying aloud, \u201cWow, it\u2019s Cardi B,\u201d when she spotted the artist stepping off the elevator. However, Ellis said she immediately tried to assure Cardi B that she wouldn\u2019t tell anyone about her visit to the obstetrics office.<\/p>\n
Ellis accused Cardi of cutting her face with a fingernail once the disagreement allegedly turned physical. Cardi also allegedly spit on the security guard and used racial slurs before the two were separated.<\/p>\n
What Has Emani Ellis Said About the Case?<\/h2>\n
In her own August 2025 testimony, Ellis insisted that she wasn\u2019t speaking to anyone in particular when she identified Cardi on the fifth floor hallway.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter she heard me say her name, she turned back around and the first thing out of her mouth was \u2014 excuse my language \u2014 \u2018Why the f*** are you telling people that you see me,\u2019\u201d Ellis said. \u201cAt this time, I tried to calm her down and assure her that I didn\u2019t tell anyone that I\u2019d seen her, and she was extremely upset.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Asked how she\u2019d landed the security job, Ellis told her lawyer: \u201cYou have to get finger-printed and it\u2019s sent to the state of California for approval.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ellis denied during her testimony that she\u2019d ever \u201cassaulted or battered\u201d anyone in her life. Under cross-examination, Ellis said she was fired from her security job due to the incident with Cardi but had since pivoted to a new career as a social worker.<\/p>\n
\u201cI work with low-income families to access resources,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n
What Happened Between Emani Ellis and Cardi B?<\/h2>\n
The exact details of the 2018 confrontation remain in dispute, as Ellis and Cardi have given very different descriptions of their run-in.<\/p>\n
Cardi was four months pregnant at the time, though she had not yet publicly announced she was expecting her first child. (The rapper shares her daughter Kulture (born in July 2018), as well as son Wave (born in September 2021) and daughter Blossom (born in September 204), with her estranged husband, Offset<\/strong>. Cardi filed for divorce from Offset in July 2024 after nearly seven years of marriage.)<\/p>\n Ellis and Cardi both agree that they crossed paths in the medical building\u2019s hallway. During her August 2025 testimony, Cardi recalled that Ellis followed her down the hall and tried to secretly film her.<\/p>\n Cardi said she asked why Ellis was recording her, to which the security guard allegedly replied: \u201cBecause I can.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo, you can\u2019t,\u201d Cardi recalled responding.<\/p>\n While Cardi has denied that the argument ever turned physical, she acknowledged that the two women were standing \u201cchest to chest\u201d as she demanded, \u201cBitch, get the f*** out of my face.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re literally screaming at each other,\u201d Cardi told the court. \u201cI didn\u2019t touch her. It was like a verbal fight, but it didn\u2019t get physical at all.\u201d<\/p>\n Ellis offered a totally different interpretation in her testimony. She admitted to saying aloud, \u201cWow, it\u2019s Cardi B,\u201d when she spotted the artist stepping off the elevator. However, Ellis said she immediately tried to assure Cardi B that she wouldn\u2019t tell anyone about her visit to the obstetrics office.<\/p>\n Ellis accused Cardi of cutting her face with a fingernail once the disagreement allegedly turned physical. Cardi also allegedly spit on the security guard and used racial slurs before the two were separated.<\/p>\n In her own August 2025 testimony, Ellis insisted that she wasn\u2019t speaking to anyone in particular when she identified Cardi on the fifth floor hallway.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter she heard me say her name, she turned back around and the first thing out of her mouth was \u2014 excuse my language \u2014 \u2018Why the f*** are you telling people that you see me,\u2019\u201d Ellis said. \u201cAt this time, I tried to calm her down and assure her that I didn\u2019t tell anyone that I\u2019d seen her, and she was extremely upset.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>
\n Emani Ellis<\/span> Snorlax \/ MEGA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhat Has Emani Ellis Said About the Case?<\/h2>\n
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