{"id":104428,"date":"2022-10-22T04:28:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T04:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cardi-b-absolved-in-racy-mixtape-artwork-argument\/"},"modified":"2022-10-22T04:28:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T04:28:14","slug":"cardi-b-absolved-in-racy-mixtape-artwork-argument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cardi-b-absolved-in-racy-mixtape-artwork-argument\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardi B absolved in racy mixtape artwork argument"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) \u2014 A jury sided with Cardi B on Friday in a copyright infringement case involving a man who claimed the Grammy-winning rapper misused his back tattoos for her sexually suggestive 2016 mixtape cover art.<\/p>\n

The federal jury in Southern California ruled Kevin Michael Brophy did not prove Cardi B misappropriated his likeness. After the jury forewoman read the verdict, the rapper hugged her attorneys and appeared joyful.<\/p>\n

Cardi B thanked the jurors, admitting she was \u201cpretty nervous\u201d before hearing the verdict. <\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn’t sure if I was going to lose or not,\u201d she said after leaving the courthouse. She was swarmed by several reporters, photographers and more than 40 high schoolers who chanted her name. One fan held up a sign asking if she could take him to his homecoming dance, to which she replied \u201cYes, I’ll see what I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI told myself if I win, I was going to cuss Mr. Brophy out. But I don’t have it in my heart to cuss him out,\u201d she said. In the courtroom, Cardi B had a brief, cordial conversation with Brophy and shook his hand. <\/p>\n

Brophy filed the lawsuit a year after the rapper’s 2016 mixtape was released. He called himself a \u201cfamily man with minor children\u201d and said he was caused \u201c distress and humiliation \u201d by the artwork \u2013 which showed a tattooed man from behind with his head between the rapper’s legs inside a limousine. The man’s face cannot be seen.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, I do respect you as an artist,\u201d Brophy said to Cardi B. <\/p>\n

Brophy’s lawyer, A. Barry Cappello, said photo-editing software was used to put the back tattoo, which has appeared in tattoo magazines, onto the male model featured on the mixtape cover.<\/p>\n

But Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, disputed the during her testimony earlier in the week \u2014 and had such an intense exchange with Cappello that the trial was briefly halted by US District Judge Cormac Carney.<\/p>\n

Cardi B said she felt Brophy hadn’t suffered any consequences as a result of the artwork. She said Brophy has harassed her legally for five years \u2013 and even at one point said she missed the \u201cfirst step\u201d of her youngest child because of the trial.<\/p>\n

Cardi B delivered pointed answers to several of Cappello’s questions. The lawyer once asked her to calm down, but she sharply pushed back at his contention that she knew about the altered image.<\/p>\n

Their heated exchange prompted the judge to send judges out of the Santa Ana, California, courtroom and told both sides that he was considering a mistrial. After a short break, he called the arguing \u201cunprofessional\u201d and \u201cnot productive\u201d but allowed questioning to resume, then placed new restrictions for both sides.<\/p>\n

Cardi B said an artist used only a \u201csmall portion\u201d of the tattoos without her knowledge. She had previously said the cover art \u2013 created by Timm Gooden \u2013 was transformative fair use of Brophy’s likeness. <\/p>\n

Cappello said Gooden was paid $50 to create a design, but was told to find another tattoo after he turned in an initial draft. He said Gooden googled \u201cback tattoos\u201d before he found an image and pasted it on the cover. <\/p>\n

Cardi B’s lawyer, Peter Anderson, said Brophy and the mixtape image are unrelated, noting the model did not have neck tattoos \u2013 which Brophy does.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s not your client’s back,\u201d Cardi B said about the image, which featured a Black model. Brophy is white. The rapper pointed out that she posted a photo of the \u201cfamous Canadian model\u201d on her social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s not him,\u201d she continued. \u201cTo me, it does n’t look like his back at all. The tattoo was modified, which is protected by the First Amendment.\u201d <\/p>\n

Cardi B said the image hasn’t hindered Brophy’s employment with a popular surf and skate apparel brand or his ability to travel the world for opportunities. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe hasn’t gotten fired from his job,\u201d said the rapper, who implied that the mixtape was not a lucrative one for her. \u201cHe hasn’t gotten a divorce. How has he said? He’s still in a surf shop at this job. Please tell me how he’s suffered.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last month, Cardi B pleaded guilty to a criminal case stemming from a pair of brawls at New York City strip clubs that required her to perform 15 days of community service. Earlier this year, the rapper was awarded $1.25 million in a defamation argument against a celebrity news blogger who posted videos falsely stating she used cocaine, had contracted herpes and engaged in prostitution. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) \u2014 A jury sided with Cardi B on Friday in a copyright infringement case involving a man who claimed the Grammy-winning rapper misused his back tattoos for her sexually suggestive 2016 mixtape cover art. The federal jury in Southern California ruled Kevin Michael Brophy did not prove Cardi B misappropriated his …<\/p>\n

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