Wednesday 19 October 2022 09:19 PM Cardi B wears sophisticated ensemble as she heads to court trends now

Cardi B has been pictured heading to court with her legal team as she faces a man suing her over use of his tattoo on her 2016 mixtape cover.

The rapper, 30, was pictured arriving to the Santa Ana Courthouse on Wednesday and appeared in good spirits as she approached the building.

She wore a chic black-and-white outfit, black heels, and head full of sleek, straight hair.

The I Like That singer carried a glimmering silver purse and flashed a friendly wave.

She was looking picture perfect with a flawless coat of makeup touching up her famous face.

Cardi B is going to trial with a man named Kevin Brophy who says he was left 'humiliated and appalled' after a distinctive tattoo he has was used without his consent on her album cover.

According to Law & Crime, the first day of Cardi's trial began October 18. 

The rapper was seen in the image - on her 2016 debut mixtape, Gangsta B**** Music Vol. 1 - with her legs spread and the back of a man's head in her hand, depicting oral sex.

While the model in the shoot had consented to the depiction, according to Billboard, a freelance graphic designer named Timm Gooden later superimposed the distinctive tattoo - of a tiger and snake clashing - onto the model's back.

The tattoo (which was found via Google Images) which was photoshopped onto the model's back belonged to Brophy, who is asking for $5 million after he said Cardi B exploited the use of his tattoo in a 'humiliating and provocatively sexual way to launch her career.'

The legal team for the Up artist said Brophy is 'trying to cash in the legal equivalent of a lotto ticket,' and the notion he was exploited was 'sheer fantasy,' as he would not have been easily identified by the ink.