"CARDI B'S COURTROOM COMEDY HOUR & DONNA ADELSON'S MURDER TRIAL CRUMBLES"

0:03 Callaroga Shark Media. Good morning, I'm read Carter. Wednesday, September third, twenty twenty five. Today on Celebrity Trials, Cardi B's assault trial has concluded. And folks, this wasn't a trial. It was a one woman Broadway show eye rolls, size sarcastic comments, and facial expressions that said, how dare you accuse me of assault? While evidence proved she absolutely committed assault. Then we'll update you on day seven of Donna Addelson's murder trial, where Grandma's coded phone calls about fixing TVs were actually about fixing her son in law problem with bullets. Half comedy show, half murder conspiracy. Just another Wednesday in America's courtrooms.

0:54 This is Celebrity Trials. Let's start with the Cardi B trial, which wrapped up yesterday with closing arguments. But before we get to those, we need to talk about the greatest hits from this week's testimony. And by greatest hits, I mean Carti turning a Los Angeles courtroom into her personal reality show. Monday, when prosecutor James Martinez asked Carti real name Belkalis al Manzar about spitting on security guard to Manie Ellis, Carti actually said, and I quote, my saliva is not a weapon. Your saliva is not a weapon. In twenty twenty during COVID, your bodily fluids landing on someone else's face isn't assault. But wait, it gets better.

1:41 When asked about striking Ellis with her acrylic nails, Carti responded, these nails cost five hundred dollars. You think I'm going to mess them up fighting? That was her defense. Not I didn't hit her, not it didn't happen, but my manicure was too expensive to use as a weapon. The judge, Victori Orria Hamilton had to warn Carty three times about her facial expressions. Three times. Apparently every time Ellis's attorney spoke, Carti would roll her eyes so dramatically that jurors were getting distracted. At one point, Judge Hamilton said, miss al Mansar, this is a court of law, not a music video. Please control your facial expressions. Carti's response, she sighed loudly into the microphone. Tuesday brought us more gems. When shown security footage of the altercation, Carti said, that's not even me.

2:35 You can't see my tattoos. The prosecutor pointed out, you couldn't see anyone's tattoos because the video was too grainy. Carti, exactly, So how you know it's me because you already admitted you were there, Carti, you admitted you spit on her. You can't claim it wasn't you when you've already confessed to being there. But the best moment came when Ellis's attorney asked Carty she thought she was above the law. Carti's response, I don't think I'm above the law. I think I'm beside it. Beside it. What does that even mean? You're parallel to the law. You and the law are walking side by side but not interacting. The courtroom actually laughed.

3:18 The judge had to bang her gavel and threaten to clear the room. Here's my favorite exchange from cross examination. Attorney, miss al Mansar, you make millions of dollars, correct Cardi? I make money, yeah, Attorney, millions, Cardi. I don't count other people's money. Why you counting mine? Attorney? I'm establishing that you had the means to hire properly trained security. Cardi. She was properly trained. I trained her to duck when I swing. She trained her to duck when she swings. She literally admitted she regularly swings at her security. The judge immediately instructed the jury to note that statement tried to claim it was a joke. The judge was not amused.

4:03 But here's what really showed Carti's character. When Emani Ellis was testifying about the emotional impact of the assault, Carti was caught on court cameras mouthing girl, please and dramatic. This is a woman who was spit on by her employer, who was attacked with acrylic weapons, who was humiliated in front of other staff, and Carti's response is to mock her for being upset about it. The medical testimony was particularly damning. While Ellis didn't have major injuries, the nurse who examined her testified about finding scratch marks consistent with acrylic nails and residue in her hair consistent with saliva. Carti's team tried to argue the residue could have been anything, hair product, sweat rain. The nurse's response it tested positive for amylase, an enzyme found in saliva. Carti's facial expression during this testimony. She examined her nails just sitting there looking at her current manicure while evidence of her assault was being presented. Yesterday's closing arguments were a study. In contrasts Ellis's attorney David Chen methodically laid out the case.

5:17 Carti admitted to the altercation. Multiple witnesses saw the spitting, Physical evidence confirmed contact. Carti's own words showed a pattern of violence. This isn't about money, Chen argued, this is about accountability. Miss Almanzar believes her fame and fortune means she can treat employees however she wants. She can spit on them, strike them, humiliate them, because in her world, they're not people, they're props. In the Cardi B Show, he played audio of Cardi saying she trained her security to duck when she swings. He showed the security footage. He presented the medical evidence she spit on a human being. Chen said, in twenty twenty, during a global pandemic, she spit on someone who was just doing their job. That's not just assault, it's dehumanization. Then came defense attorney Alan Jackson with what might be the most ridiculous closing I've ever heard. Ladies and gentlemen, Cardi B is a passionate woman.

6:16 She's from the Bronx. She's emotional, she's expressive. What some call assault, others call Tuesday in the Bronx. Tuesday in the Bronx. Assaulting employees is just Tuesday in the Bronx. Jackson continued, Miss Ellis knew who she was working for. She knew Cardi B's reputation. She accepted that job knowing Cardi was a fiery personality. So if you work for someone famous, you consent to being assaulted. That's the defense he tried to minimize the spitting. Was it pleasant? No? Was it professional? No? Was it criminal? Assault? Also? No, Sometimes saliva escapes when people are talking passionately. Saliva escapes like it has a mind of its own, like Carti's Spit just decided to go on an adventure and accidentally landed on Ellis's face. But here's where Jackson really lost it.

7:16 Cardi B Has given millions to charity, She's employed hundreds of people. One momentary lapse shouldn't define her. A momentary lapse that included researching Ellis's background to humiliate her, spitting on her, striking her, and then mocking her in court. The most telling moment came when Jackson tried to humanize Carti. She's a mother, a wife, a role model to millions, a role model who spits on employees. The jury began deliberations yesterday afternoon. They asked to review the security footage and Carti's testimony about training security to duck my prediction guilty on all counts. The spitting alone seals it. You can maybe explain away a push or a slap as heat of the moment, but spitting is intentional. It's degrading.

8:06 It's saying you're beneath me in the most literal way possible. And Carti's behavior during trial, the eye rolls, the size, the sarcastic comments. The jury saw all of it. They saw a woman who thinks the rules don't apply to her, who thinks court is just another venue for her to perform. The verdict should come today or tomorrow. Ellis is seeking unspecified damages. But this isn't really about money. It's about whether celebrities can treat employees like garbage and get away with it. Although watching Carti in court, you'd think she was the victim. Every eye roll said, how dare you? Every sigh said, this is beneath me every smirk said I'll beat this case and laugh about it on Instagram.

8:51 She literally posted on Instagram last night while the jury was deliberating, a photo of her new nails with the caption these ones are for fighting with a laughing emoji. That's consciousness of guilt, folks, that's someone who thinks assault is funny. We'll be right back with day seven of Donna Addelson's murder trial, where Grandma's coded conversations about TV repairs were actually about repairing her family problem with murder. Now, let's check in on day seven of Donna Addelson's murder trial in Tallahassee, where the seventy five year old grandmother is learning that speaking in code doesn't make you a spy, it makes you an obvious criminal. This week, prosecutors have been methodically presenting evidence that Donna Addelson was the architect of Dan Markell's murder, not her son Charlie, who's already serving life, not the hitman who pulled the trigger. Grandma was the puppet master. Monday, they played a wiretap call from the day after Dan's murder. Donna calls Charlie and says, I kid you not the TV has been fixed. The TV has been fixed. Dan Markell is lying in a morgue with two bullets in his head, and Donna's talking about TV repair. Prosecutor Sarah Dugan explained the code TV meant the problem. The problem was Dan Markell not letting

10:21 the family move to Miami with the kids. The TV being fixed meant Dan was dead. But wait, the codes get worse. In another call, Donna tells Charlie, I think we need a new dress for the party. There was no party. The dress was apparently code for an alibi. The party was the police investigation they knew was coming. Tuesday brought financial evidence. In the weeks before Dan's murder, Donna made several large cash withdrawals twenty thousand dollars here, fifteen thousand dollars there, all in cash, all without explanation. Her explanation at the time. Home improvements investigators found no evidence of any home improvements, no contractors, no receipts, no permits, just one hundred thousand dollars in cash, disappearing right before her ex son in law gets murdered. Then came the testimony of Luis Rivera, the Latin King gang member who already pled guilty and is serving nineteen years. He testified via video link from prison. Rivera said Catherine Magbanua, Charlie's girlfriend who's serving life, told him the murder was ordered by the mother, not Charlie. The mother. She said the old lady wanted it done before the kid's birthday. Rivera testified she was tired of waiting the kid's birthday. Donna's grandchildren she wanted their father dead before their birthday party.

11:50 Defense attorney Robert Morris tried to discredit Rivera. You're a convicted killer, aren't you. Rivera, Yes, I killed Dan Marcelle Morris, and you'd say anything for a reduced sentence. Rivera. I got nineteen years. That ain't reduced. That's my life. Wednesday today brought the most damning evidence yet. The prosecution played a call between Donna and Charlie from prison after his conviction. Charlie, you said you had it handled, Donna. I did what any mother would do, Charlie. Any mother would hire killers, Donna, any mother would protect her family. The prosecution had to actually explain that protecting your family doesn't usually involve murder for hire. But here's the kicker, Donna's own calendar. Prosecutors showed that on the day Dan was murdered, Donna had written D day in her planner, D day, not Dan's Day, not delivery day, D day, like the Invasion of Normandy, except instead of liberating France, she was liberating her daughter from a custody agreement. The defense is trying everything, but nothing sticking. They claimed the cash withdrawals were for Charlie's gambling debts, but they can't produce any evidence Charlie gambled.

13:22 They claimed the coded calls were about actual TVs and actual dresses, but they can't explain why Donna needed to speak in code about appliances and clothing. They claimed Luis Rivera is lying for a better deal, but he already got his deal nineteen years and has nothing left to gain. Today's star witness was Donna's hairdresser. Yes, her hairdresser, Maria Gonzalez, testified that the day before Dan's murder, Donna was in her chair saying, tomorrow everything changes. Tomorrow, our problems are over. The defense tried to claim she was talking about a real estate deal, a real estate deal that required one hundred thousand dollars in cash and speaking in code about TVs.

14:09 The hairdresser also testified that after Dan's murder, Donna came in and said, it's terrible what happened, but at least Wendy can move home now. At least Wendy can move home. Your ex son in law is murdered, and your first thought is great, now my daughter can move to Miami. The prosecution also presented Donna's Google searches what happens if someone is arrested for murder? Can you visit family in federal prison? Extradition treaties with United States? How to transfer money to Vietnam? All searched before Charlie was arrested, before anyone in the family was supposedly suspected. Why are you researching prison visits if you don't know someone's going to prison.

14:53 The most devastating evidence came from Donna's own emails. Three days after Dan's murder, she emailed a real estate agent a b properties in Miami for Wendy three days Dan's not even buried yet, in Grandma's house, shopping for the widow. The defense's response to all this, Donna Addelson is just a loving mother and grandmother who wanted her family close sure, most grandmothers want their families close, they don't usually hire Latin Kings to murder their son in law to make it happen. Tomorrow, Donna herself is expected to testify. This should be incredible. What's she going to say? That she thought TV repair was a legitimate home improvement, that she needed one hundred thousand dollars in cash for groceries, that she was researching Vietnam because she loves Foe. The prosecution has already proven she had motive, wanted the grandkids in Miami, She had means one hundred thousand dollars in cash withdrawals, She had opportunity connected to Charlie, who connected to Catherine, who connected to the killers. She tried to flee one way ticket to Vietnam after Charlie's conviction, and now has to take the stand and explain it all away. My prediction, she'll cry old lady tears, talk about how much she loves her grandchildren, how she just wanted to see them more, how she never imagined Charlie would do something like this.

16:15 But the jury's already heard her on wiretaps saying the TV is fixed. The day after Dan's murder, They've seen her calendar marking D Day. They've heard her tell Charlie, I did what any mother would do. No, Donna, most mothers don't orchestrate murders. Most grandmothers don't speak in code about assassinations. Most seventy five year olds don't flee to Vietnam when their murder conspiracy unravels. The kids she did all this for, they're teenagers. Now they know Grandma killed daddy. They know Uncle Charlie's in prison forever. They know their family tree is poisoned with blood. Great job, Grandma, you wanted them close. Now they'll never speak to you again, except maybe through prison glass. That Celebrity trials for Wednesday, September third. Two trials two women who thought they were above consequences. Cardi B thought fame meant she could spit on employees. Donna Addelson thought being a grandmother meant she could orchestrate murder. Both are learning that courtrooms don't care about your Instagram followers or your grandmotherly tears. Tomorrow, we expect verdicts in the Cardi B case, and Donna Addlson takes the stand. A rapper who thinks assault is comedy and a grandmother who thinks murder is maternal. I'm read, Carter.

17:37 Remember if your grandmother starts speaking in code about TV repair and withdrawing large amounts of cash, maybe don't visit for Sunday dinner. And if your boss spits on you, that's not passion, that's assault. See you tomorrow,