MIAMI — A federal jury sided with Megan Thee Stallion on Monday and agreed {that a} blogger defamed and harassed the rapper — however restricted damages to lower than six figures.
The federal panel of 5 males and 4 girls got here down in favor of the artist born Megan Pete in her lawsuit towards blogger Milagro Gramz, whose actual identify is Milagro Cooper.
The civil swimsuit was over materials the defendant posted after the plaintiff was shot 5 years in the past by R&B musician Tory Lanez.
Jurors initially awarded the plaintiff $75,000 earlier than U.S. District Courtroom Choose Cecilia M. Altonaga knocked it all the way down to $59,000.
The rapper declined to reply any questions from reporters as she left courtroom.
The defendant did not look like significantly happy or distressed by the panel’s findings.
“I am not ecstatic,” Cooper mentioned. “After all you need issues to go your method however like I mentioned I respect the jury and what they determined.”
The blogger’s lawyer, Jeremy McLymont, mentioned he is grateful that jurors did not award seven digits of damages.
“We respect the jury’s verdict you at all times should proper?Whether or not we agree with it or not, we respect it,” he mentioned.
“On the finish of the day it was not an entire win for any facet.”
The musician accused the blogger of being a “mouthpiece,” “puppet” and “paid surrogate” for Lanez, who shot Megan on July 15, 2020, in Los Angeles.
Jurors discovered that Cooper willfully inspired her hundreds of followers on X and Instagram to view a sexually specific deepfake video of Pete that had been circulating on social media.
Lanez shot Pete within the foot after the pair left a celebration at Kylie Jenner’s residence in 2020.
A Los Angeles jury discovered Lanez, whose actual identify is Daystar Peterson, responsible of three felony fees on Dec. 23, 2022: assault with a semiautomatic firearm, carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a automobile and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
He was sentenced to as much as 10 years behind bars.
Pete mentioned she’s been fighting psychological well being points for the reason that capturing and harassment from the blogger.
Juliette Arcodia reported from Miami, and David Okay. Li from New York.
