Cardi B absolved in legal battle over racy mixtape cover art

Cardi B in a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement involving a man who claimed the Grammy-winning rapper improperly utilised his back tattoos for her suggestive mixtape cover art from 2016.

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Kevin Michael Brophy did not establish that Cardi B inappropriately used his likeness, according to the Southern California federal jury's ruling.

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The artist appeared happy as she hugged her lawyers after the jury forewoman announced the verdict.

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Prior to hearing the verdict, Cardi B thanked the jury and admitted she was "very scared."

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She remarked after the hearing, "I wasn't sure if I was going to lose or not.

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More than 40 high school students who were chanting her name surrounded her as well as several reporters and cameras.

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She said, "Yes, I'll see what I can do," to a fan who put up a placard asking if she might accompany him to his homecoming dance.

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"I promised myself that if I won, I would curse Mr. Brophy out. But I can't bring myself to curse at him," she remarked.

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Cardi B and Brophy exchanged pleasantries in the courtroom and shook hands.

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A year after the rapper's 2016 mixtape was made public, Brophy filed the complaint.

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