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Cardi B Awarded $1.25million in Defamation Lawsuit

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Cardi B was awarded $1.25 million in her defamation case against celebrity blogger Latasha Kebe (Tasha K) on Monday.

The jury awarded the Bodak Yellow singer $1.25million in damages after a trial in federal court in Georgia.

Speaking to Rolling Stone, a courtroom observer revealed that the Grammy-award winning star was present when the verdict was read. The source also noted that Cardi B appeared “elated,” hugging her lawyer Lisa Fortune Moore first, her co-counsel Sarah Matz second and before pulling both lawyers into a three-way hug when the verdict was read.

The court filing shows the jury sided with Cardi B on all three claims of defamation, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The damages so far break down into $1 million for “pain and suffering and/or reputational injury” and $250,000 for actual medical expenses.

Both parties will return to court on Tuesday to settle the matter of possible punitive damages and attorneys fees.

While Cardi’s camp is yet to make a comment, the rapper posted a vintage photo of herself with a woman who appeared to be her late grandmother on Instagram, captioned, “My queen, thank you for hearing my prayers…Only you know those nights that I cried to you feeling hopeless and tired even when it seems like I have the world on my hands.”

Real name Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, Cardi B had filed her underlying libel and defamation lawsuit in March 2019, noting that Kebe’s alleged “campaign of slander” involved false allegations she had herpes, used cocaine and worked as a prostitute.

Taking the witness stand two weeks ago, Billboard reports that Cardi B testified to suffering extreme “anxiety” and “depression” following Kebe’s false statements on YouTube. She also noted that she suffered severe stress, which caused her to lose weight and led to issues in her personal relationships.

“I felt extremely suicidal,” Cardi B testified, “Only an evil person could do that shit.”

In her lawsuit, Cardi said Kebe’s videos garnered millions of views.

“None of the aforementioned statements about plaintiff are true. Plaintiff was never a prostitute or a user of cocaine. Plaintiff has never, and does not now, have herpes, nor has she had herpes outbreaks on her mouth,” her lawsuit states.

Kebe’s lawyers are yet to comment on the matter publicly.

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Organisers of Ajakaju Movie Premiere apologises, awards Best-Dressed Female to two ladies

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Nollywood Actress Eniola Ajao, the producer of ‘Àjàkájù (Beasts of Two Worlds)’, has apologised and reversed her decision regarding the ‘Best Dressed Female’ award presented at the movie’s premiere held on Sunday at Circle Mall, Lekki, Lagos State.

 

Recall that Bobrisky’s emergence as ‘Best Dressed Female’ with an award of N1 million sparked numerous controversies and ignited endless social media debates.

 

While the ‘Best Dressed Male’ won by ex-BBNaija housemate Groovy with N1 million went unnoticed.

 

Bobrisky’s ‘Best Dressed Female’ award was condemned—described as disrespectful to women, Nigerian culture, and tradition.

 

Eniola, in a statement on her Instagram page Wednesday, apologised for the distress and turmoil the award caused and announced new winners for the ‘Best Dressed Female’ category.

 

The statement signed by Abigail Akinrinmade of The Hype Agency read in parts: “I write to you today with a heavy heart, filled with regret and remorse over the events that unfolded at my movie premiere, Beast of Two Worlds ‘Àjàkájù’ on Sunday, 24 March 2024. I address you all today, taking full responsibility and seeking your pardon with my deepest regrets for the distress and turmoil caused by the events surrounding the selection of Best Dressed at the premiere of ‘Àjàkájù’.

 

“To make amends and correct my mistakes, I have decided to honour two females, Bode Alao and one other beautiful woman, as the best-dressed females at the premiere. Each will receive N1 million as a token of my sincere apology and appreciation for their grace and elegance.”

 

Eniola, who made her acting debut in the 2004 ‘Ìgbà Aìmọ̀’ movie, apologised to women angered by her actions.

 

The Lagos-born actress emphasised the importance of upholding and honouring the gender with dignity and respect, saying, ‘’As a woman, I value these principles deeply.’’

 

“I want to assure you that I hold the utmost reverence for womanhood, and I would never intentionally engage in any behaviour that diminishes or disparages the role of women in our society,” Eniola added.

 

She said, “I want to extend my sincerest apologies to the Muslim community, especially during this sacred month of Ramadan. I acknowledge and respect the significance of this time, and I never intended to offend or upset anyone with the proceedings of our premiere.

 

“Please accept my sincerest apologies for any distress my actions may have caused during this sacred time.”

 

The filmmaker further apologised to actor Femi Adebayo, who had unfairly faced backlash due to the ‘Best Dressed Female’ announcement he made at the premiere.

 

Eniola stated in an interview with Arise News TV on Tuesday that the actor did not mastermind Bobrisky’s win.

 

She reiterated that Adebayo was innocent of everything that occurred at the movie premiere.

 

The Accountant-turned-actress clarified that he ( Adebayo) was not among the judges, noting that she only called upon him to announce the winners.

 

Furthermore, Eniola apologised to Adebayo’s wife, Omotayo Maimunat, and actress Dayo Amusan for the insults and disrespect directed towards them.

 

She said, “I take full responsibility for any harm caused.”

 

More so, the actress apologised to Bobrisky for placing the crossdresser in a challenging predicament.

 

“The decision to award you was never meant to cause harm or controversy but was rather an attempt to generate publicity for our movie. I am truly sorry for any distress this may have caused you,” she stated.

 

The alumna of the University of Lagos disclosed that she awarded Bobrisky ‘Best Dressed Female’ to promote the movie scheduled to hit cinemas on 29 March.

 

She said: “While I may have misled you along the way, please understand that my intentions were never malicious or harmful. I am deeply sorry for any pain or discomfort my actions may have caused.

 

“I am committed to learning and growing from this experience; your forgiveness and support would mean the world to me.”

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You Have No Choice Than To Accept Me As Part Of The Sisterhood– Bobrisky

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Idris Okuneye, Nigerian Controversial cross-dresser  popularly known as Bobrisky, has knocked women who are criticising him for identifying with the female gender.

 

NigeriaUpdates recalls that social media was agog after the organisers of the Ajakaju movie premier announced Bobrisky as the winner of the female best-dressed category.

 

However, reacting to the outrage, the movie producer Eniola Ajao explained that the organisers decided to give the best-dressed female category award to spark controversy as a publicity strategy.

 

Responding to those women criticising him after he received the award, Bobrisky, in a now-viral live Instagram session, said that women have no choice but to accept him as part of them.

 

 

He said, “Some people are saying Bobrisky, are you a woman, are you a this, are you a that? I’m not here to come and argue anything. Respect people how they want to be addressed, even without just looking at my body, without just opening my body to see anything. Number one, you need to respect people how they want to be addressed.

 

 

“I can see a lot of women coming out, you know, saying different things. I’ll not insult anybody. I love women. Women are the most powerful gender in the world, so I’m not coming here to say, oh, they are this, they are that; see you guys, ehhhn, you have no choice. You have to accept me as part of the sisterhood. Do you hear me? You guys have no choice. I’m part of the sisterhood already, so deal with it.”

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Reason Bobrisky Was Awarded Best Dressed Female – Organisers

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Nollywood Actres Eniola Ajao, the producer of Ajakaju, has explained reason behind controversial cross-dresser, Bobrisky was handed the best-dressed award for the female category at the movie premiere over the weekend.

 

NigeriaUpdates recalls that netizens had continued to criticise the movie premiere organisers for handing cross-dresser Bobrisky the best-dressed award for the female category at the event.

 

However, in an interview with Arise TV, Ajao explained that the decision to award Bobrisky the best-dressed female award category was a publicity strategy.

 

 

She described the move as a joke stating, “It was just all jokes anyway, we just wanted to have fun, and we wanted people to talk about the movie; My SIM and I decided that we need to talk about this, it needs to be in the faces of people, so I have been taking it upon myself to protect the image of a lot of people at the same time I have been doing it all alone all alone by myself, I taking it upon myself to do it and I wasn’t getting any help that I feel I needed, so I said okay what can we do for people to talk about this film and we decided okay let us give it to Bob, Bob is always a controversial person, then at the end of the day people started talking about it…” she said.

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