Lead: SAEDNEWS: After leaving a civil trial on Tuesday, Cardi B reacted angrily to a question about rumored pregnancy and hurled a pen at a man she called “disrespectful.”
According to Saed News, rapper Cardi B confronted a member of the press outside a Los Angeles-area courthouse on Tuesday after being asked about persistent rumors that she might be pregnant — an exchange that was captured on video and quickly circulated online.
The confrontation came as Cardi B left a civil trial in which jurors returned a verdict in her favor earlier that day. As cameras swarmed, a photographer asked a question tying the rumours to comments about paternity and the rapper’s private life; witnesses say Cardi B seized a pen from the group and threw it toward the man, calling the question “disrespectful.”
In video footage widely shared by news outlets, Cardi B can be seen and heard admonishing the men gathered around her. “Don’t disrespect me,” she says, asking why certain intrusive questions are asked of her — and why men feel entitled to pose them. Her bodyguard intervened and guided her back to a waiting vehicle as she continued to demand better manners from reporters clustered outside the courthouse.
The episode reflects a larger friction between celebrities and tabloid curiosity: reporters say they are pursuing public-interest lines of questioning; the stars insist on basic decency and boundaries. Cardi B’s brief, visible fury, which included throwing a pen and scolding the journalist, has provoked debate online about how public figures are treated and where the line should be drawn between legitimate reporting and invasive provocation.
Representatives for Cardi B did not immediately issue a complete statement beyond her on-camera rebuke. The incident followed the conclusion of a high-profile civil claim that had drawn intense media attention; the exchange outside the courthouse is now the most-shared clip from the day’s coverage, appearing on broadcast and social platforms within hours.
