Overview

• U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid directed Ceasar McDowell to sit for a second deposition under her supervision by Sept. 22 and set a sanctions hearing for next week.
• Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyers moved to sanction McDowell, alleging he rolled and smoked a cigarette resembling marijuana on camera, insulted counsel, threatened to urinate in the room, and walked out mid-questioning.
• The motion says McDowell gave more than 550 evasive non-answers, including over 350 instances of “I don’t remember,” which the filing argues made meaningful testimony impossible.
• McDowell is CEO of Unite the People, which is handling Tory Lanez’s criminal appeal; he is not an attorney but has acted as a spokesperson for Lanez.
• The disputed testimony is part of Megan’s defamation and cyberstalking case against YouTuber Milagro Gramz, with trial scheduled for mid-November in Florida and allegations that intermediaries funneled false statements into the public domain.