However, one of the first questions Janfaza asked Cardi on Aug. 26 was, "Do you have any affiliation at this time with a gang?" The rapper's attorneys quickly objected, and the judge reminded Janfaza "about the clear violation of the court's ruling," according to the decision. Cardi also claimed Ellis then told someone on the phone that she had just seen the musician. Ellis then claimed that Cardi cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her while yelling profanity and racial slurs at Ellis. After the judge shared the jury's verdict, Cardi spoke to reporters outside the courthouse, saying, “I did not touch that woman.