All celebrities have internet trolls but thereโs always one to take it a little too far. Latasha Kebe, known as unWinewithTashaK on YouTube is being accused of creating a โmalicious campaignโ against rapper Cardi B according to Insider.
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Kebe had uploaded a few videos claiming Cardi had contracted herpes and abused drugs, Insider reported. Kebe went further, accusing Cardi of putting her at-the-time unborn child at risk of developmental disabilities as a result of drug use, according to Insider. Insider also found, according to the lawsuit, that Kebe had been accused of creating this content intentionally to build her viewership. If thatโs how she reached one million subscribers, it sure did work.
Kebe denied ever doing so, but according to Billboard she tried to file a countersuit of $3 million claiming Cardiโs fans harassed her in retaliation. However, Billboard reported the judge threw out her case due to the lack of evidence of said โharassment.โ Wellโฆ weโve seen the damage the Barbz and Beyhive can do. She shouldโve kept her receipts.
From Billboard:
The trial is set to kick off Monday morning with jury selection; after that, the trial is expected to run for at least two weeks. Itโs unclear if the star herself will take the witness stand. Cardi B will be represented by Lisa F. Moore and William A. Pequignot of the law firm Moore Pequignot LLC. Kebe will be represented by Sadeer Sabbak and Olga Izmaylova of Sabbak & Izmaylova PC.
Attorneys for Cardi B have a difficult road ahead, mainly because the First Amendment makes it difficult for famous people to sue for defamation. To win her case, the superstar must prove not just that Kebeโs statements hurt her reputation, but that the blogger acted with so-called actual malice โ that she either intentionally lied or acted with a reckless indifference to the truth.
Billboard also reported Cardi filed this defamation suit back in 2019 and cited 38 videos uploaded by Kebe for reference. One of those posts included an oddly specific claim that during her dancing days, Cardi would masturbate with beer bottles on stage.
Kebe ended up winning a court order for Cardiโs medical records to be handed over to the judge on the STD claims, according to Rolling Stone. However, the records were deemed as โnot helpful.โ
Insider confirmed Kebeโs YouTube channel is still up and running though she hasnโt mentioned Cardi again within the past six months. YouTubeโs terms of service states they donโt hold any responsibility for โthe content submitted by any user, or for the defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user,โ according to Insider.
From Insider:
Kebeโs attorney Sadeer Sabbak urged jurors โnot to make any judgmentโ without context, โbecause context is everything, especially in the media,โ according to Law360. โEveryone is familiar with humor, everyone is familiar with opinion, and everyone needs context to appreciate that.โ
In return, Cardi Bโs lawyer Sarah M. Matz said, โSaying people have highly stigmatic diseases is not a joke,โ and that Kebe โknows that statements like this, if false, are defamatory.โ
Kebeโs motives for slamming Cardi are still unclear. She could either have genuine concerns about the A-list celebrity or just really despise her. Either way, trolls gonโ troll.
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