Megan Thee Stallion has sued YouTuber Milagro Gramz for allegedly publishing false statements and malicious content as part of a campaign to “denigrate, belittle and insult” the rapper.
The YouTuber, real name Milagro Cooper, is also accused of promoting a pornographic deepfake depiction of Megan Thee Stallion, real name Megan Pete, in violation of a Florida law that bans “altered sexual depictions” of real people.
Cooper’s campaign against Pete is connected to the conviction of Tory Lanez, who is currently in jail after being convicted in relation to a violent incident in 2020 during which he shot at Pete. The YouTuber, it’s alleged, is basically a “mouthpiece and puppet” for the incarcerated Lanez.
“Enough is enough”, attorneys representing Pete say. Their client, they add, is “a victim of violent crime and champion of women’s rights to her millions of fans worldwide” and “will no longer stand for defendant’s campaign of harassment”.
Pete herself states, “I’ve endured countless attacks on my character based on false narratives from social media bloggers misrepresenting themselves as journalists. It’s unacceptable behaviour and these individuals need to understand there will be repercussions for recklessly posting lies and defamatory falsehoods”.
Lanez, real name Daystar Peterson, was convicted in December 2022 over the 2020 incident, in which he shot at Pete’s feet during an argument that followed a party hosted by Kylie Jenner. He was sentenced to ten years in jail in August last year.
Just last week there were claims on social media that Peterson’s conviction had been overturned on appeal, prompted by a document being posted by the appeals court that is considering the case. However, that document was simply acknowledging receipt of a recent petition filed by Peterson’s legal team.
Another rumour that has been doing the rounds of late, this one circulated by Cooper, is that the gun used in the 2020 shooting has gone missing.
On that, Pete’s lawyers state, “Defendant Cooper’s statements recklessly disregarded the truth and suggested that the firearm was never presented in court because it had allegedly disappeared. It has not. The firearm remains in the custody of the Los Angeles Police Department”.
Cooper isn’t accused of creating the pornographic deepfake video of Pete, but, say the lawyers, she “willfully and maliciously” promoted it. That included encouraging her followers to watch the video and directing them to a post that had shared it.
The lawsuit, filed with the courts in Florida, accuses Cooper of cyberstalking, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and promotion of an altered sexual depiction.
For her part, Cooper has been sharing coverage of the lawsuit on X, including one post that declared “you are in your Tasha K era!”, referring to the YouTuber who was successfully sued for defamation by Cardi B.