MIAMI — Megan Pete, better known as Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion, continued her testimony on Monday in federal court in Downtown Miami.
Pete testified against Milagro Cooper, better known for her entertainment coverage as “Milagro Gramz,” whom she sued for defamation on Oct. 29, 2024. The trial started on Nov. 17.
Pete accused Cooper of having malicious intent. Cooper, whose attorneys focused on a First Amendment defense, also testified that she had used her online platforms to share her opinions.
Daystar Peterson, better known as Canadian rapper Tory Lanez, has been at the heart of the case, court records show.
Pete was injured during a shooting on July 12, 2020. According to Los Angeles detectives, Peterson and Pete “were riding in an SUV in the Hollywood Hills” and Peterson shot at Pete “five times” after she “got out of the vehicle.”
After a trial, Peterson was convicted of assault with a semiautomatic firearm; having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle; and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge David Herriford sentenced Peterson to 10 years in prison on Aug. 8, 2023.
“Peterson has engaged in a pattern of conduct that was intended to intimidate Ms. Pete and silence her,” District Attorney Gascón said after the sentencing -- also praising “her incredible bravery and vulnerability as she underwent months of probing investigation and court appearances where she had to relive her trauma.”
Peterson lost his appeal on Nov. 12. A Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Richard Bloom ordered Peterson to stay away from Pete as part of a restraining order that is valid until Jan. 9, 2030.
In the defamation case in Miami, Pete’s attorneys claim Cooper “acted on behalf of” Peterson as “an online rumor mill churning out falsehoods ... to her tens of thousands of social media followers.”
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid, who is presiding over the civil case in Miami, fined Peterson $20,000 “for his obstruction” during Pete’s attorneys’ failed attempts to depose him, records show.
Related document: Read the civil lawsuit
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