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Megan Thee Stallion Testifies Through Tears in Defamation Trial Over Deepfake Promotion

Her testimony centers on the blogger’s promotion of an explicit deepfake that she says drove severe emotional and career harm.

Overview

  • Megan Thee Stallion told a Miami federal jury she felt "defeated" as a deepfake sexual video spread online and said the harassment left her despondent.
  • Former manager Travis “T-Farris” Farris testified she entered a four-week treatment program costing about $240,000, including DBT therapy.
  • Roc Nation executive Daniel Kinney said she walked away from multiple opportunities, including a Call of Duty deal that later went to Nicki Minaj.
  • In court, Milagro Cooper acknowledged receiving payments from Tory Lanez’s father and admitted she believed the deepfake was authentic when directing followers to it.
  • A magistrate judge held Tory Lanez and his attorney in contempt over deposition obstruction and fined Lanez $20,000 as the civil trial continues.