Dec. 1 (UPI) — Megan Thee Stallion won her defamation lawsuit Monday in Miami against blogger Milagro Gramz, who she said was a “paid surrogate” and spread “hateful rumors” on behalf of the man who shot her five years ago.
The federal jury of five men and four women awarded the Grammy-winning rapper $75,000 in damages — far less than the six figures sought — in addition to legal fees, per Florida law. U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia Altonaga dropped the damages down to $59,000.
The jurors found Gramz, whose real name is Milagro Cooper, defamed Megan by promoting a “deepfake pornographic video” featuring the “Lover Girl” rapper without her consent.
The jury also found Cooper inflicted emotional distress by coordinating with Tory Lanez, who was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan on July 15, 2020, during a heated argument in Los Angeles.
“I’m not ecstatic,” Cooper said Monday after the jury’s decision. “Of course you want things to go your way but like I said I respect the jury and what they decided.”
Megan told reporters as she left the courthouse, “I’m just happy.”
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