Cardi B attended a New York Fashion Week event with her eldest daughter on Friday night, matching looks at the Alexander Wang presentation less than two weeks after a Los Angeles jury cleared her in a civil assault lawsuit.
The rapper arrived in a voluminous fur skirt and coordinating jacket while her daughter wore a nearly identical skirt. Cardi, who shares her children with her ex-husband Offset, has also posted about her son Wave, 4, and daughter Blossom, 1, in recent weeks as she continues to promote her forthcoming album.
The appearance followed a high-profile trial in Los Angeles in which a jury rejected a $24 million claim that Cardi B assaulted a security guard who had followed and filmed her entering a doctor’s office in 2018. The jury, composed of six men and six women, concluded she was not responsible; the case required nine juror votes to rule for the defendant.
In the days after the verdict, Cardi B staged a grassroots promotion in New York, laying a blanket on a busy sidewalk to sell physical copies of Am I The Drama? She posted video of herself on social platforms calling out the $9.99 price and displaying CDs and vinyl, including a newly marketed "courtroom edition" that uses images from her time on the stand. Cardi’s website lists multiple covers for the limited CD release ahead of the album’s official Sept. 19 release; the standard CD is priced at about $10 and a vinyl variant of the courtroom edition is offered for $39.98.
The courtroom edition was announced after media attention to the rapper’s demeanor and wardrobe during the trial. In court she drew attention for repeatedly changing wigs and outfits and for expressive reactions while testifying; on one occasion prosecutors said she hurled a pen at a reporter who asked about a possible pregnancy. Cardi later posted a celebratory video on social media.
After the verdict, Cardi told reporters the trial had been difficult and costly in time, including missed time with her children: the day after the verdict marked the first day of school for her children. She also said she planned to countersue frivolous claims in the future. "The next person to try to do a frivolous lawsuit against me, I’m going to counter sue and I’m going to make you pay," she said. "I’m not even playing around. Even if I'm at my death bed, I swear to God, I will say it at my death bed — I did not touch that woman."
The plaintiff in the suit, former security worker Emani Ellis, issued a brief statement after the verdict saying she did not believe the outcome reflected the truth, but that she was "not disappointed," and that the case had been about accountability. "We know that the justice system is sometimes flawed," she said.
Cardi’s sidewalk sale and the courtroom-themed merchandise drew swift reactions on social media, where supporters praised the promotional move and critics questioned the approach. The mogul, a Grammy winner with a history of high-profile marketing stunts, has woven the trial and its media coverage into her album rollout while publicly addressing and denying the assault allegations throughout the proceedings.
Her appearances in New York coincided with ongoing public interest in both the legal outcome and her music release strategy. The singer and rapper has not announced any immediate additional public appearances tied to the trial, but has continued to post promotional material and statements on her social platforms.