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Megan Thee Stallion can put one authorized hurdle behind her after a Florida choose sided with the favored rapper in a civil defamation lawsuit towards blogger Milagro Gramz. Megan Thee Stallion introduced the swimsuit towards Gramz, alleging that she acted as a stand-in for Tory Lanez and harassed her on-line with false statements and different assaults.
As reported by NBC Information, U.S. District Court docket Choose Cecilia M. Altonaga oversaw the case of Megan Thee Stallion, actual title Megan Pete, and Milagro Gramz, actual title Milagro Cooper. A federal jury panel of 5 males and 4 ladies sided with Pete over materials Gramz introduced as details after Tory Lanez shot the Houston entertainer.
The jury first awarded Pete $75,000; nevertheless, Choose Altonaga lowered the payout to $59,000. After the decision, Pete elected to not communicate with the media as she made her approach out.
Cooper mentioned of the decision, “I’m not ecstatic. In fact, you need issues to go your approach, however like I mentioned, I respect the jury and what they determined.”
Gramz’s lawyer, Jeremy McLymont, added, “We respect the jury’s verdict, you at all times need to proper? Whether or not we agree with it or not, we respect it.”
Cooper reportedly shared a deepfake video of Pete concerned in sexual acts, with Pete framing Cooper as a “mouthpiece” for Lanez to additional harass and demean her. Pete reportedly checked herself right into a facility to get assist with melancholy after the faked video went large on-line.
A supply tells Rolling Stone that below Florida legislation, Cooper should pay Pete’s authorized charges, which can complete north of $1 million. Nevertheless, that has not been confirmed by the court docket or some other media outlet.
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