Megan Thee Stallion is again in federal court docket, demanding a Florida decide reinstate her defamation verdict in opposition to blogger Milagro Gramz after it was tossed out over a “media defendant” technicality.

The Grammy-winning rapper accused Gramz of waging a web-based smear marketing campaign bankrolled by Tory Lanez’s household.

Megan’s attorneys stated the jury had already ruled in her favor on all counts, including defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and promotion of an altered sexual depiction.

But after the jury additionally answered that Gramz was a “media defendant,” the decide eliminated the defamation depend from the ultimate judgment, citing Florida’s pre-suit discover legislation for journalists.

Megan Thee Stallion and her attorneys argue the transfer was a “manifest legal error.” The court docket, they stated, had beforehand dominated twice that Gramz was not a media defendant and due to this fact not entitled to these protections.

“This case should have been tried and was rightfully tried, on the merits of [Megan Thee Stallion’s] defamation claim,” the submitting states.

The rapper’s authorized group detailed why Gramz shouldn’t be thought of press. According to trial proof, Milagro Gramz wasn’t impartial or impartial; she allegedly acted as a paid mouthpiece for Lanez and his father, Sonstar Peterson.

Megan’s attorneys stated Gramz obtained $3,000 in funds, free journey, and presents whereas spreading false claims that Megan lied about being shot.

Texts and Instagram DMs entered into proof confirmed Gramz calling herself a part of the Peterson household and publicly dismissing journalism ethics as “not applicable” to her.

Jurors heard that Gramz constructed her “Mob Radio” model off attacking Megan’s fame, accusing her of psychological sickness, alcoholism, and fabricating the 2020 taking pictures. Despite discovering these statements defamatory, jurors grew to become confused by a last-minute authorized query added to the decision type: whether or not Gramz certified as a media defendant.

Their “yes” answer led the court to strike the defamation count, though Megan still prevailed on her emotional distress and deepfake video claims.

Megan Thee Stallion and attorneys now search to revive the defamation verdict, asserting that the “media defendant” query was improper. They stated the jury had no authority to determine a authorized classification that the court docket had already settled.

“No court has ever extended media defendant status to a defendant who supplies and receives information to affect criminal proceedings while maintaining a paid and intimate relationship with the accused,” the movement argues.

Megan’s movement asks the decide to strike the jury’s media designation and reinstate the unique verdict on defamation per se. The court docket has but to rule on her request.

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