Los Angeles Judge Ian Fusselman hit security guard lawyer Ron Rosen Janfaza with a $1,500 fine on Wednesday for asking the rapper about gang ties during the trial. He called Janfaza’s explanations “inconsistent and contradictory.” This penalty caps off a brutal stretch of litigation for Ellis and her legal team. The case centered on a 2018 incident at a Beverly Hills gynecologist’s office when Cardi was four months pregnant. Ellis claimed Cardi cursed, spat at her and scratched her cheek with acrylic nails, requiring plastic surgery. After losing at trial, Ellis tried for a new trial in December.