Rapper and songwriter Megan Thee Stallion has been awarded USD 59,000 as damages in a defamation lawsuit against blogger Milagro Cooper, popularly as Milagro Gramz.
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A Florida jury ruled that Cooper harassed and defamed the rapper after the 2020 shooting incident involving singer Tory Lanez.
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Reports suggest that Megan was awarded USD 75,000 in damages by the jury, which was later adjusted to USD 59,000 by US District Court Judge Cecilia M Altonaga.
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The rapper sued Cooper in October 2024, alleging that the blogger conspired with Tory Lanez to defame her after Lanez was given a 10-year prison sentence on three felony charges.
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Megan accused Cooper of being a “paid surrogate” and “mouthpiece” for Lanez following her testimony against the singer.
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She also accused Cooper of circulating and encouraging followers to view a sexually explicit deepfake video of her, despite knowing it was fabricated. “I feel like … to this day, I feel a little, like, defeated,” Megan testified, according to NBC News. “Because no matter what, no matter if the video was fake or not … [Gramz] wanted it to be real,” according to reports.
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Megan told the court the online harassment had taken a significant toll on her mental and emotional well-being. “It’s really embarrassing to have to look at what the people don’t know,” she said. “See, in a position like that, like, I know it’s not me, but to be in front of everybody else and they have to watch it — it’s really embarrassing.”
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Earlier this year, Megan obtained a five-year restraining order against Lanez. She claimed that he had been harassing her from behind bars as he serves his sentence, and that she testified via video call that she was fearful of what would happen to her after Lanez’s release. “I feel like maybe he’ll shoot me again, and maybe this time I won’t make it,” she said.