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Kevin Michael Brophy Jr v. Belcalis Almanzar et al
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June 13, 2023
Tattooed Man Drops IP Row With Cardi B, Will Pay $350K Fees
An Orange County, California, surfer who sued Cardi B for using his distinct tiger tattoo on the cover of her debut mixtape has agreed to pay $350,000 in attorney fees and withdraw his motion for a new trial, according to a stipulation and proposed order filed in California federal court.
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January 26, 2023
Cardi B Trial Over Racy Mixtape Cover Needs Redo: Plaintiff
A California man who couldn't convince a federal jury that rapper Cardi B misappropriated his likeness by using his enormous back tattoo on a racy cover of an old mixtape wants a do-over of his trial, citing several allegedly prejudicial missteps, including the exclusion of her testimony in a defamation case against a YouTuber in Atlanta.
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October 21, 2022
Jury Clears Cardi B Over Use Of Man's Tattoo On Racy Cover
A California federal jury cleared Cardi B on Friday of allegations she illegally misappropriated a man's likeness by using his distinctive back tattoo on the racy cover of her 2016 mixtape to make it look like he was performing a sex act on the "Bodak Yellow" rapper.
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October 20, 2022
Cardi B Didn't Know Tattoo Was Edited Into Pic, Designer Says
A graphic designer who worked on the racy mixtape cover at the heart of a right-of-publicity suit against rapper Cardi B told a California federal jury Thursday that he never told Cardi B's representatives he picked an internet-sourced image of the plaintiff's distinctive tattoo, believing it was "fair use."
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October 19, 2022
Cardi B Trial Heats Up As Rapper And Atty Trade Barbs
A California federal judge overseeing a trial over claims Cardi B misappropriated a man's likeness for the cover of her 2016 mixtape raised prospects of declaring a mistrial after the rapper and the plaintiff's attorney repeatedly exchanged heated words, telling the lawyer that he had "totally crossed the line."
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October 18, 2022
Cardi B 'Humiliated' Man With Stolen Likeness, Jury Told
Counsel for a man accusing rapper Cardi B of misappropriating his distinctive tattooed likeness for a racy album cover delivered opening statements to a California federal jury in his right of publicity suit Tuesday, saying the edited image depicting him performing a sex act on the artist "humiliated" him for years.
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December 15, 2021
Cardi B's Album Profits Fair Game In IP Trial, Judge Told
A California man who says the rapper Cardi B misappropriated his image for a raunchy album cover asked a federal court to let him tell a jury about the rapper's royalties from the mixtape during an upcoming February trial.
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December 07, 2020
Cardi B Can't Beat Suit Over Tattoo On Raunchy Album Cover
Cardi B is headed for a jury trial after a California federal judge refused to toss accusations that she violated a man's right of publicity by photoshopping his tattoo-covered back onto a sexually explicit album cover.