A civil assault trial featured Cardi B being questioned about changing hairstyles, prompting a back-and-forth about which hair was real. The plaintiff's lawyer asked whether her black or blonde hair was real; Cardi B responded that both were wigs. The lawyer complimented the wig, eliciting laughter and viral social media attention. The exchange highlighted how emphasis on appearance can sidetrack proceedings and draw public focus away from the legal issues. Trial attorneys in high-profile cases risk losing credibility and distracting jurors if they allow or create gaffes rooted in personal presentation.
Cardi B's wig swap left an attorney who was cross-examining her during a civil assault trial confused about her "real hair."... "Yesterday you had black hair, short hair. Today it's blonde and long. Which one is your real hair? Or are they both real?" he asked her. [Cardi B] laughed before replying, "They're wigs." "Okay. Sorry, I didn't know that. It's a good wig today, then," the lawyer responded.
Imagine, gaining a good enough grasp on RAP to pass the bar only to be confuddled by a rapper's rolodex of wigs years later. And while it is admittedly funny that Cardi B is changing trial wigs like Ray-J changed his hat that one time, if you're a trial attorney working on a high profile case, have some tact. Gaffes like that can tank your credibility and distract jurors from the reason you're really there, like arguing that a celebrity physically assaulted your client.
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