Megan Thee Stallion has won her defamation lawsuit against blogger Milagro Cooper, also known as Milagro Gramz, after a Florida jury ruled that Cooper spread false claims and promoted a manipulated deepfake video targeting the rapper. The jury found Cooper liable for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and promoting a digitally altered sexual image (deepfake).
Megan was initially awarded $75,000, but US District Judge Cecilia M Altonaga later reduced the amount to $59,000 treating Cooper as a media defendant under Florida law. Following this, American YouTuber DJ Akademiks mocked her for spending millions to only get $59K in damages.
He wrote on X with several laughing emojis, "Spent $2 million on lawyer fees to win $60k. Might as well had take that 2 mil and bet it on stake you had a better chance of making some bread." In another tweet, he added, "Talmbout she spent $240k twice for two 5-week therapy."
While a lot of people joined in the joke, others say that despite the reduced compensation, the verdict is being seen as a significant step in holding creators accountable for spreading fake content, deepfakes and false accusations against public figures.
I wanna put it in perspective … Shordy was asking the court for $30 million from a blogger. They gave her ass $59k & she on the gram posting money bag signs.. na dis shit comedy! U gotta go twerk for the rest of dat
Talmbout she spent $240k...
Megan Thee Stallion has won her defamation lawsuit against blogger Milagro Cooper, also known as Milagro Gramz, after a Florida jury ruled that Cooper spread false claims and promoted a manipulate...