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Cardi B Hit With a Patent Infringement Lawsuit Over Tattoo

Cardi B is back in court, and this time it’s for a tattoo. Cardi’s Tuesday court appearance resulted from a lawsuit against her for copyright infringement of a distinctive back tattoo. Cardi, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, is being sued by Kevin Michael “Mike” Brophy for using his back tattoo on the cover of her 2016 mixtape, Gangsta B***h Music, Vol. 1.

Brophy is suing the Grammy-winning artist for $5 million. As reported by Law and Crime, the 2017 lawsuit accuses Cardi and her companies, KSR Group, LLC and Washpoppin Inc., of misappropriating Brophy’s likeness. The trial is expected to last four days in Santa Ana, California, with U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney presiding.

The Bronx-born rapper’s mixtape cover is an image of a man with his face between the rapper’s legs. She is in the backseat of a vehicle drinking a beer. Although the man’s face is not shown, the imagery of the tattoo on his back is a focal point. According to Law and Crime, Brophy stated the tattoo appears to be his. It “includes the same tiger and serpent” that he has in his intricate piece.

Read the source article at Yahoo News

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