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Tory Lanez Held in Contempt, Fined $20,000 as Megan Thee Stallion’s Blogger Trial Opens

The sanction shapes what jurors can hear in Megan Thee Stallion’s defamation case against blogger Milagro Gramz.

Overview

  • U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid held Lanez in contempt and ordered him to pay $20,000 for obstructing his third jailhouse deposition.
  • Lanez refused to answer how he knew Milagro Cooper, whether he communicated with her, or if he sent her Instagram direct messages or texts.
  • Judge Reid also found Lanez’s attorney, Crystal Morgan, in contempt and fined her $5,000 for coaching and failing to instruct him to answer.
  • The court order recounts Lanez saying, “Whatever the fines are, I’ll pay them. I’m a millionaire. I don’t care,” before leaving the deposition.
  • Jury selection began in Miami for Megan’s suit against Cooper, and the defense said Cooper believed an explicit video she shared of Megan was genuine.