Megan Thee Stallion Wins Defamation Trial

Megan Thee Stallion secured a decisive victory in her defamation lawsuit against blogger Milagro Gramz on Monday, with a Miami federal court jury awarding the Grammy-winning rapper $75,000 in damages.

As per Rolling Stone, the jury found Gramz, whose legal name is Milagro Cooper, liable for defaming Megan, intentionally inflicting emotional distress, and promoting a deepfake pornographic video of the "Lover Girl" rapper. Under Florida law, Cooper is also liable for Megan's legal fees, which are expected to exceed $1 million.

Megan filed the lawsuit in October 2024, accusing Cooper of being a "longtime mouthpiece" for Tory Lanez, who was convicted of shooting Megan in both feet in July 2020. The lawsuit alleged that Cooper "conspired" with Lanez to spread "hateful rumors" claiming Megan perjured herself during Lanez's criminal trial and portraying her as a mentally incompetent alcoholic.

Central to the case was Cooper's promotion of a deepfake video depicting Megan in sexually explicit acts. Evidence showed Cooper "liked" the video on her X account and urged her over 100,000 followers to "go to my likes" where it was viewable.

"I know it's not me, but to be in front of everybody else, and they have to watch it — it's really embarrassing," Megan testified during the trial. She described the harassment as creating "a space for a lot of people to come speak negatively about me."

The emotional toll was severe. Megan revealed she sought help for depression at a therapy centre costing $240,000 per month. "There was a time that I genuinely didn't care if I lived or died," she testified. "I felt like no way I mattered. No way I should even be living."

Cooper claimed during her testimony that she offered commentary about the 2020 shooting without outside influence from Lanez. However, she admitted receiving money from Lanez's father for "personal" and "promotional" matters.

Cooper's former live-stream moderator, Amiel Holland-Briggs, testified that Cooper's approach changed after speaking with Lanez and his father, describing her following as becoming "cult-like."

Lanez, currently serving a 10-year prison sentence, was held in contempt and fined $20,000 for obstructing deposition attempts. He repeatedly refused to answer basic questions about his relationship with Cooper.

The victory follows Megan's successful petition for a five-year restraining order against Lanez, granted in January. During Lanez's criminal trial, jurors heard testimony that he fired approximately five rounds at Megan's feet while saying, "Dance, bitch."