Cardi B Sues Tasha K’s Husband Over Alleged Scheme to Hide $4 Million Judgment Assets

Cardi B, born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, filed a federal lawsuit on May 6 against Tasha K‘s husband, Cheickna Kebe, and his Florida company Yelen Entertainment, LLC, accusing them of running two coordinated schemes to move money and assets out of reach after a Georgia jury ordered Kebe and her former company to pay Almánzar nearly $4 million in 2022.

via: Baller Alert

Cardi B is not letting the Tasha K judgment fade into internet history, and her latest move shows she is now looking past the blogger herself. The new Cardi B lawsuit, filed May 6, 2026, in the Southern District of Florida, names Yelen Entertainment, LLC and Cheickna Kebe, Tasha K’s husband, as defendants in a federal fraud-related case tied to Cardi’s years-long effort to collect on her defamation win. Court records list Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar as the plaintiff, Yelen Entertainment and Cheickna Kebe as defendants, and identify the case as an “Other Fraud” action with Judge Raag Singhal assigned.

Cardi B Is Now Following The Money Trail

According to the May 6 complaint docketed in South Florida, Cardi’s team is targeting alleged transfers and business moves they say kept money away from the court’s reach after the original Georgia defamation judgment. The filing focuses on Yelen Entertainment, a company connected to Cheickna Kebe, and asks the federal court to address what Cardi’s side frames as an effort to move assets and income away from collection.

The lawsuit points back to two judgment-related debts from the original Georgia case: $2,863,753.47 tied to Kebe Studios and $3,363,753.47 tied to Tasha K personally. Instead of treating the unpaid judgment as a closed chapter, Cardi’s side is now asking the court to look at whether Yelen Entertainment effectively stepped into Kebe Studios’ shoes while avoiding the studio’s debt.

The Alleged Yelen Entertainment Switch-Up

Cardi’s team alleges that Yelen Entertainment was formed after the defamation ruling and then used to take over Kebe Studios’ operations and revenue without paying what Kebe Studios owed. That matters because if a court agrees that Yelen is legally a successor to Kebe Studios, Cardi could try to reach money flowing through the newer company.

The complaint also targets alleged personal asset movement. Cardi’s side claims Tasha K’s income was rerouted and bank accounts were changed to avoid garnishment. The filing also points to a Georgia property that Tasha K allegedly transferred to her husband for no value shortly after the judgment.

Bankruptcy Did Not End The Fight

This latest lawsuit is tied to Tasha K’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but Cardi’s team is arguing that the bankruptcy case does not block claims against third parties. The South Florida docket confirms the new case was filed separately from the bankruptcy matter, while earlier bankruptcy reporting shows Cardi has been actively challenging how Tasha K handled assets after the judgment.

Back in December 2024, Cardi asked the Florida bankruptcy court to dismiss or convert Tasha K’s Chapter 11 case, accusing her of abusing the process and hiding assets. In that motion, Cardi’s filing said, “The Bankruptcy Code is designed to provide relief to the honest but unfortunate debtor. However, the debtor in this case is neither honest nor simply unfortunate.”

That filing also alleged that Tasha K transferred assets belonging to her or Kebe Entertainment to Cheickna Kebe and Yelen Entertainment after the jury award. It further claimed she transferred her ownership stake in a home to her husband, spent $25,000 setting up offshore trusts, and gave false testimony about her finances.

The Defamation Case That Started It All

Cardi originally sued Tasha K, legally known as Latasha Kebe, in 2019 in federal court in Georgia. The lawsuit accused Kebe and her company of defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress over online claims about Cardi’s health, drug use, sex life, and marriage.

In January 2022, a federal jury sided with Cardi. Jurors awarded $1.25 million in compensatory damages, including $1 million for pain, suffering, and reputational injury, plus $250,000 for medical expenses. The next day, jurors added punitive damages and attorney’s fees, bringing the overall award above $4 million at the verdict stage.

Tasha K appealed, but the Eleventh Circuit did not give her the reset she wanted. In March 2023, the appeals court affirmed the judgment after finding that Kebe had not properly preserved key issues for appeal. The panel wrote that Kebe asked for a new trial based on insufficient evidence, but failed to make the required post-verdict motions in the district court.

The $1.2 Million Bankruptcy Deal Came With Strings

In 2025, Tasha K reached a bankruptcy plan that required her to pay Cardi nearly .2 million over five years. However, Cardi’s attorney James Moon told Law360 that the plan did not wipe out the full defamation balance, meaning the larger judgment still remained a problem for Tasha K after the payment period.

Moon described the setup plainly: “We have a sword of Damocles hanging over the debtor’s head.” He also said the case sent a message to online commentators, adding, “They’re going to talk about celebs all day long, but you can’t lie about people.”

The plan also included a nondisparagement clause. In April 2026, Cardi’s team went back to bankruptcy court seeking sanctions, claiming Tasha K had violated that clause at least 25 times across multiple platforms. The motion said, “Since the confirmation order was entered, debtor has engaged in no fewer than at least 25 documented and egregious violations of the non-disparagement clause.”

Cardi Wants The Court To Lock Down The Assets

In the new South Florida lawsuit, Cardi is asking for relief that could block further transfers, impose a constructive trust, and have Yelen Entertainment declared the legal successor to Kebe Studios. In plain terms, Cardi is asking the court to treat the money trail like it still belongs in the collection fight, even if the names on the accounts or companies changed.

That is why this case is bigger than another celebrity legal update. Cardi already won the defamation battle. The fight now is about whether that win can actually be collected, and whether the court will let her reach people and entities she says helped keep assets away from her.

For Tasha K, the judgment never disappeared. For Cardi B, the message is even clearer: if the money moved, her lawyers say they are moving with it.