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Posted: 2024-10-30T22:08:33Z | Updated: 2024-10-30T22:08:33Z Megan Thee Stallion Sues Blogger For Alleged Cyberstalking, Promotion Of Deepfake Porn | HuffPost

Megan Thee Stallion Sues Blogger For Alleged Cyberstalking, Promotion Of Deepfake Porn

The rapper also accused Milagro Gramz of spreading lies about a criminal case involving Tory Lanez, who was convicted of shooting and wounding Megan.

Megan Thee Stallion on Wednesday filed a lawsuit accusing a YouTuber and blogger of cyberstalking and promoting deepfake pornography of the rapper, as well as spreading false statements about a criminal case involving hip-hop artist Tory Lanez , who was convicted in 2022 of shooting and wounding Megan.

Megans legal team alleges that Milagro Elizabeth Cooper, aka Milagro Gramz, has engaged in a yearslong campaign of harassment and cyberbullying against the rapper, spreading falsehoods about the high-profile shooting case to Coopers tens of thousands of social media followers.

A Los Angeles jury found Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting, which left Megan wounded with bullet fragments in her feet. The Canadian musical artist, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was sentenced to 10 years in prison  in 2023.

The law firm representing Megan accuses Cooper of being a mouthpiece and puppet for Lanez by promoting the debunked theory that Mr. Peterson did not shoot the Houston rapper, also known as Megan Pete.

Defendant Cooper performed Mr. Petersons public bidding to denigrate, belittle, insult, and spread false statements about Ms. Pete on her online social media platforms, for no other reason than to bully, harass and punish Ms. Pete for Mr. Petersons conviction and to tarnish her reputation, causing emotional distress, Wednesdays lawsuit states, according to a copy obtained by HuffPost.

The suit points to several instances in which Cooper allegedly made false claims about the shooting case in public.

In one example, the suit states that Cooper made a false and outlandish claim on social media that the firearm Lanez used to shoot Megan had gone missing and was not presented during his trial.

The firearm remains in the custody of the Los Angeles Police Department, the complaint states. It is standard procedure in California criminal cases to show an image of the firearm in question rather than present the firearm in court.

Megan also accuses the YouTuber of using social media to promote a deepfake pornographic video, referring to seemingly realistic footage thats been fabricated with the use of technology. The manipulated video purportedly showed the Houston rapper engaging in sexual acts.

In addition to cyberstalking and the promotion of an altered sexual depiction, Megan accuses Cooper of intentionally inflicting emotional distress and invasion of privacy. The rapper is requesting a jury trial.

HuffPost reached out to mobradioofficial.com, a website run by Cooper, but did not hear back by press time.

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Megan Thee Stallion is photographed on Oct. 21, 2024, in New York City.
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Cooper acknowledged the lawsuit in a post on X , formerly Twitter, on Wednesday, writing, Ive been informed that Im being sued by Alex Spiro on behalf of his client Megan Thee Stallion.

The rappers lawsuit comes just days after various posts circulating on social media falsely claimed  that a California appeals court had found Lanez innocent.

Megan released a statement about her suit against Cooper on Wednesday.

Its time to hold bloggers accountable for years of harassment, cyberbullying and the publication of misinformation about my personal and professional life, she said. Ive endured countless attacks on my character based on false narratives from social media bloggers misrepresenting themselves as journalists.

Its unacceptable behavior and these individuals need to understand there will be repercussions for recklessly posting lies and defamatory falsehoods.

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