Cardi B says it ‘feels good to be free’ after a 2-year and $ 30 million legal battle with her former manager … with the case being ‘dismissed with prejudice’
Cardi B has finally ended a two-year $ 30 million legal battle with her former manager Klenord ‘Shaft’ Raphael, with the whole case being ‘dismissed with prejudice’.
“This action, including all claims and counterclaims, is hereby dismissed in its entirety with prejudice against all parties,” said court documents dated December 24, obtained by AllHipHop on Sunday.
This means that Shaft’s 2018 lawsuit and Cardi’s lawsuit cannot be brought to court at any point in the future.
Over and over with: Cardi B has finally ended a two-year $ 30 million legal battle with her former manager Klenord ‘Shaft’ Raphael, with the whole thing being “ dismissed with prejudice ”
Shaft and Cardi also agreed to pay for all of their own legal feelings, with court documents stating, “The parties have further agreed that all parties to this proceeding will bear their own costs and attorney’s fees.”
On Twitter, the 28-year-old rapper celebrated the end of her legal woes with Shaft, writing, “Feels go to be free.”
Shaft, who claimed he discovered the WAP hitmaker in 2015 and secured her a spot on VH1’s Love & Hip Hop, filed a “ $ 10 million breach of contract ” lawsuit against her in April 2018.
In particular, Cardi’s former manager claimed she had given up their agreement to sign with Atlanta-based management company Quality Control, which also represents her husband Offset’s rap group, the Migos.
Rejected: “This action, including all claims and counterclaims, is hereby rejected in its entirety with prejudice against all parties,” said court documents dated December 24, obtained by AllHipHop on Sunday; Cardi in the picture in January
He also claimed to have ‘tied’ Cardi with the essential ‘publishers and producers’ who made her hit single Bodak Yellow, which catapulted her to a superstar in the summer of 2017.
In response, Cardi and her lawyers filed a $ 30 million lawsuit in July 2018, alleging that Shaft had set up a “ one-sided ” and “ unfair ” management deal with her since she signed it without a lawyer, according to TMZ and AllHipHop.
According to the counterpart, Shaft received “a 20% commission,” but tried to get even more commission from Cardi’s Sony music publishing deal. “Cardi says he demanded 50% of that deal.”
The Beginning: Shaft, who claimed to have discovered the WAP hitmaker in 2015 and secured her a spot on VH1’s Love & Hip Hop, filed a “$ 10 million breach of contract” lawsuit against her in April 2018; Shaft pictured
Any connections? He also claimed to have “tied” Cardi with the essential “publishers and producers” who made her hit single Bodak Yellow, which catapulted her to a superstar in the summer of 2017; Cardi B and Shaft pictured in 2015
The Bodak Yellow rapper also suggested that Shaft was trying to control aspects of her personal life, such as her romantic relationship with her now husband Offset, 28.
He reportedly “ put up barriers between her and people close to her in an effort to keep full control of her ” and tell her “ who she should and shouldn’t see romantically, ” according to documents obtained by TMZ in 2018.
The legal battle between the pair, which has been cooking for over two years, is said to have “ failed ” ‘Cardi’s recording career – and millions of royalties owed from her label Atlantic Records’ during that period, as reported by AllHipHop.
Counter-litigation: In response, Cardi and her lawyers filed a $ 30 million counter-suit in July 2018, alleging that Shaft had set up a “unilateral” and “unfair” management agreement with her since she signed it without a lawyer, according to TMZ; Cardi B pictured in 2019