Cardi B headed out on tour after her viral trial. There’s a Florida date
Cardi B’s summer is definitely looking up.
Earlier this month, the rapper was cleared in a $24 million civil lawsuit filed by a female security guard who accused her of assault during an alleged incident in L.A. in early 2018.
Emani Ellis claimed Cardi, then pregnant with her first of three kids with Offset, scratched her face and spat on her during an argument outside the star’s ob-gyn’s office. A jury didn’t side with Ellis, who apparently plans to appeal.
With the viral trial behind her, the “Enough (Miami)” singer — real name Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar — can now focus on werk.
The Grammy winner, 32, just announced her Little Miss Drama Tour, her first in six years, in support of her second studio album, “Am I The Drama?” which drops Friday.
The 30-plus date tour kicks off in February and will head to Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise on April 14. (That’s a Tuesday night.)
Appearing on Monday’s “Jennifer Hudson Show,” Cardi told the host one of the reasons she seemed stressed and tired during the trial was she had a lot of things going on in her life personally and professionally.
“I was very, very upset,” she said. “I’m in the middle of an album rollout, and I have to go to court. Then, when I get to court, I realize that it’s going to be on national TV, being televised. It’s like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me.’ I missed my kids’ first day of school!”
At one point, cameras even caught the Bronx-born hip-hopper falling asleep in court, which instantly became a meme.
“I had a long night!” she admitted to Hudson. “I was so sleepy ... I was trying to fight it.”
We’re sure Cardi will be fully awake and energized for her tour. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Sept. 25 at www.cardib.com.
This story was originally published September 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM.
