United Kingdom, Sept. 17 -- Cardi B felt "so sleepy" during her recent assault trial.

The 32-year-old rap star has confessed to briefly falling asleep during the civil assault trial, when Cardi was cleared by a Los Angeles jury.

Asked if she was falling asleep in court, Cardi - who was accused of assaulting a security guard - said on The Jennifer Hudson Show: "I'm not even going to lie, I was. I had a long night!

"I'm in the middle of an album rollout. I was so sleepy ... I was trying to fight it but I just couldn't."

Cardi is currently promoting her latest, Am I the Drama?, and she's admitted to feeling "overwhelmed" amid the trial.

The chart-topping star - who has three kids with her estranged husband Offset - said: "I'm in the mid...