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Megan Thee Stallion Testifies in Miami Defamation Trial Over Deepfake Promotion

Jurors are weighing whether the blogger’s promotion of a sexual deepfake and related posts crossed from commentary into defamation.

Overview

  • Megan Thee Stallion tearfully told the jury the AI porn video left her feeling “defeated” and described past suicidal thoughts tied to the online harassment.
  • Former manager Travis “T-Farris” Farris testified she entered a four-week treatment program costing about $240,000 to address the distress.
  • Roc Nation’s Daniel Kinney said trauma and fallout led to lost brand opportunities, including a Call of Duty deal she declined that later went to Nicki Minaj.
  • Court exhibits showed about $3,000 in payments from Tory Lanez’s father to Milagro Gramz, and Gramz admitted she believed the explicit video was authentic when she directed followers to it.
  • Gramz’s lawyers argue her posts were protected opinion under the First Amendment, and the case is progressing toward closing arguments and jury deliberations.