Milagro Gramz scored a pivotal courtroom win in Florida when a federal decide tossed the defamation payout awarded to Megan Thee Stallion.

The decide slashed the entire damages to $59,000 and shifted the end result of a lawsuit that had gripped the Hip-Hop world for weeks. The resolution, issued on Tuesday (December 2), worn out all damages tied to defamation per se after the court docket discovered Megan failed to fulfill an important authorized requirement below Florida regulation.

The decide dominated that Megan Thee Stallion didn’t adjust to Florida Statute 770.01, which requires plaintiffs to offer media defendants written discover no less than 5 days earlier than submitting a defamation go well with. The court docket famous it was “uncontested” that Megan by no means despatched such discover.

Since the jury had already decided that Gramz operated as a media determine because of her constant commentary and reporting on public authorized issues, the defamation award was legally unenforceable.

That ruling eradicated a $15,000 compensatory award and a $1,000 punitive award tied to the defamation declare. What stays is $59,000 in damages linked to 2 different claims the jury upheld: intentional infliction of emotional misery and the promotion of an altered sexual depiction.

The trial, which ran from November 17 by means of December 1, pulled again the curtain on the digital fallout Megan endured after the Tory Lanez capturing case.

Jurors heard about Milagro Gramz’s repeated on-line accusations that Megan lied below oath, calling her a “non-credible witness” and suggesting she misled the court docket. These statements had been on the coronary heart of the now-vacated defamation declare.

Megan’s authorized group additionally launched proof that Gramz promoted a manipulated, express video of the rapper with out her consent. The jury found that Gramz acted “willfully and maliciously” in sharing the altered content, awarding $50,000 in damages for that claim alone.

Another $9,000 was awarded for emotional misery, stemming from Megan’s testimony in regards to the emotional toll of relentless on-line harassment, misinformation and public ridicule.

Megan Thee Stallion described the monetary and psychological price of remedy and restoration within the wake of the viral assaults. While the decide closed the case, the court docket retains jurisdiction over Megan’s request for injunctive reduction, which may result in future restrictions on Milagro Gramz’s conduct.

For now, either side are barred from searching for authorized prices or lawyer charges till any post-trial motions or appeals are resolved.

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