Rapper Cardi B has been awarded $1.25 million in damages after being subjected to a "malicious campaign" of defamation by a US YouTuber.
The WAP singer became the target of Latasha Kebe, known online as Tasha K, who published a series of "slanderous and defamatory statements" about her.
On Monday, a jury in the US state of Georgia found Kebe was liable for defamation, invasion of privacy, and for causing the singer emotional distress.
Kebe was ordered to pay a total of $1.25 million to Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar, documents obtained by the PA news agency show.
During the case, the singer's lawyers said Kebe had waged "a malicious campaign to damage and destroy [Cardi B's] reputation among her fans and the consuming public".
Kebe is the host of the YouTube channel UnWineWithTashaK, a "celebrity gossip site" that has over a million subscribers.
Lawyers for Cardi B said the platform was used for Kebe to "publish and spread malicious rumours, slanderous assertions, and false information about celebrities ... for her personal financial gain".
They said she had started making "degrading and harassing statements" in early 2018.
Cardi B's lawyers said the comments and videos had caused their client "embarrassment, humiliation, mental anguish, and emotional distress".
Source: Press Association
