Kevin Brophy claimed Cardi's debut mixtape left him "devastated," but a judge says jurors had plenty of evidence that he'd actually suffered no harm at all.
The rapper faces up to 22 years in prison.
The British singer, who had a preliminary trial date set for Jan. 3, was facing six counts.
The rapper's lawyers elected not to put him on the witness stand as the closely-watched trial nears a verdict.
On day 7 of the closely-watched trial, a man who claims he witnessed the incident contradicted his own statements multiple times from the stand.
Also this week: Marc Anthony's livestream fiasco turns into a legal battle, Machine Gun Kelly picks a fight with Fox over "Diablo" trademarks and more.
A jury convicted Weinstein of rape but acquitted him on a count of sexual battery by restraint. The jury said it was deadlocked on the other charges.
Kelly has an album called Hotel Diablo. Fox has an animated sitcom starring a dog named "Diablo." Call in the lawyers.
In a September interview with prosecutors played in full in court on Friday, Kelsey Harris said Lanez shot the Grammy-winning rapper -- then tried to buy the women's silence.
In her second day on the stand, Kelsey Harris continued to plead ignorance, claiming she never saw Lanez shoot the "Savage" rapper in July 2020.
