Megan Thee Stallion may stroll away with an enormous authorized victory as Milagro Gramz, the blogger on the middle of a vicious smear marketing campaign, is now desperately attempting to settle.
AllHipHop.com can solely reveal Milagro Gramz has submitted formal settlement proposals in Megan’s defamation lawsuit, signaling she desires out earlier than issues worsen.
The transfer comes after months of authorized warfare, with Megan, who accuses Milagro Gramz of pushing false and malicious claims about her to discredit her testimony within the Tory Lanez taking pictures case.
Megan’s lawsuit alleges that the blogger acted as a “employed gun” for Tory Lanez, a convicted felon who’s at present serving a 10-year jail sentence for taking pictures the rapper in 2020.
With Lanez behind bars, Megan contends that Milagro Gramz has been carrying on his marketing campaign of harassment, falsely branding her a liar and an alcoholic and even suggesting she is “legally retarded” and in want of a guardian.
The authorized filings additional allege that Gramz amplified a deepfake specific video falsely depicting Megan, directing her 100,000+ followers to view the graphic materials on-line.
Megan’s attorneys argue that Milagro Gramz’ conduct goes past free speech and into the realm of defamation, cyberstalking and the promotion of altered sexual depictions, all of which carry critical authorized penalties.
With the case shifting full velocity forward, Milagro Gramz seems to be backpedaling laborious, providing to settle earlier than a possible trial may convey monetary harm.
The settlement proposals cowl three counts within the lawsuit: Promotion of an Altered Sexual Depiction, Cyberstalking and Invasion of Privateness, False Gentle.
The one declare left to litigate—ought to Megan settle for—can be a rely of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Misery.
Below Florida legal guidelines, settlement affords in civil instances like this sometimes contain financial compensation in change for the plaintiff—Megan—agreeing to drop particular claims.
However, ought to she decline, Megan may push ahead towards a full trial, the place a jury couldn’t solely award her damages but additionally problem a proper ruling in opposition to Milagro Gramz to additional clear the rapper’s title within the public eye.
Milagro Gramz’s provide to settle comes after months of aggressively preventing the lawsuit, the place she repeatedly tried to get the case dismissed.
Her authorized workforce beforehand argued that she was merely expressing opinions a few high-profile trial.
Megan’s attorneys, nevertheless, shot that argument down, citing clear defamatory statements and proving that she unfold verifiable falsehoods.
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