A Florida jury ruled in favor of Megan Thee Stallion on Monday, finding that a blogger defamed and harassed the rapper following the 2020 shooting incident involving R&B artist Tory Lanez.
The federal panel, comprised of five men and four women, sided with Megan Pete, the rapper’s real name, in her lawsuit against blogger Milagro Gramz, whose legal name is Milagro Cooper.
Jurors initially awarded Pete $75,000, but U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga later reduced the award to $59,000.
During the trial, Pete accused Cooper of acting as a “mouthpiece,” “puppet,” and “paid surrogate” for Lanez, who shot her on July 15, 2020, in Los Angeles. Cooper reportedly encouraged her thousands of followers on X and Instagram to view a sexually explicit deepfake video of Pete that had been circulating online.
The 2020 shooting occurred after Megan Pete and Lanez left a party at Kylie Jenner’s home. Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, was convicted by a Los Angeles jury on Dec. 23, 2022, of three felony charges: assault with a semiautomatic firearm, carrying a loaded unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and discharging a firearm with gross negligence. He was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
Pete has said she continues to struggle with mental health challenges stemming from both the shooting and the subsequent harassment by the blogger.
“I’m just happy.”
Megan Thee Stallion leaves the Miami federal courthouse after a jury found online streamer Milagro Cooper liable for defaming her, promoting a fake sexually explicit video of her and intentionally inflicting emotional distress by coordinating with Tory Lanez. pic.twitter.com/TYGI6yG10r
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) December 1, 2025
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