Megan Thee Stallion<\/a> should soon be receiving the $75,000 judgment ordered against MIlagro Gramz<\/a> for defamation, despite the vlogger\u2019s attempts to delay payment.<\/p>\n In a decision issued by Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on Monday (June 29) and reviewed by Complex, Gramz, real name Milagro Elizabeth Cooper, was denied her request to hold off on enforcing the judgment until after her appeal.<\/p>\n Last year, the vlogger was found to be liable<\/a> for teaming up with Tory Lanez<\/a> to defame and inflict emotional distress on the three-time Grammy winner. Among other things, Gramz encouraged her followers to view a sexually explicit deepfake video of the rapper. Megan was awarded $75,000 in damages.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Gramz had claimed that paying the money now (or, alternately, paying the full amount as a bond while her appeal plays out) would be a hindrance on her financial security. In court filings, she said that she is self-employed and that her income \u201cfluctuate[s] from month to month.\u201d<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI do not possess substantial liquid assets and do not have the financial resources necessary to immediately satisfy the judgment,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n In addition, she argued that her appeal has a good shot at success, since it raises \u201cserious legal questions.\u201d<\/p>\n The judge disagreed on both counts. She said that \u201cthe Court has no reliable basis to evaluate Defendant\u2019s finances,\u201d and that there was no evidence that any creditors Gramz owes money to \u201cwould be placed in undue jeopardy\u201d by her paying the $75K now.<\/p>\n As for the appeal, Judge Altonaga said that Gramz \u201cfails to show any likelihood of success.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe merely argues that her appeal concerns \u2018significant issues . . . regarding post-trial rulings, the reinstatement of the defamation verdict, and other issues,\u2019 without explaining why those matters are likely to resolve in her favor,\u201d the judge continued. \u201cEven if the Court considered those arguments, Defendant offers merely generalized disagreement with the jury\u2019s verdict and the Court\u2019s post-trial rulings \u2014 which is not a showing that she is likely to succeed on appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n Complex reached out to Gramz for comment about the decision, but she did not immediately respond.<\/p>\n Gramz had asked for the judgment to be paused earlier this month in a stay request as she took the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Describing herself as a “self-employed media commentator, researcher and content creator,\u201d Gramz stated that she doesn\u2019t have the \u201cfinancial resources necessary to immediately satisfy the judgment or post a full supersedeas bond.\u201d<\/p>\n Less than two weeks later, the legal team representing the Houston rapper insisted that Gramz\u2019s motion \u201cbe denied in its entirety.\u201d<\/p>\n They described Gramz as someone \u201cwho showed no hesitation when she broadcast that Plaintiff was a liar, directed her audience to a deep-fake pornographic vide<\/a>o of Plaintiff, and threatened to run Plaintiff over with a car, now pleads for the Court\u2019s solicitude so that she may avoid the consequences of a jury\u2019s verdict and this Court\u2019s judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a> Megan Thee Stallion Pushes Back on Milagro Gramz’s Request to Halt $75,000 Judgment During Appeal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/a> Milagro Gramz Asks Federal Judge to Pause $75,000 Megan Thee Stallion Judgment During Appeal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/a> Megan Thee Stallion Gets Defamation Verdict Against Milagro Cooper Reinstated<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Muni Long Reveals She Was Given a Choice Between Double Lung Transplant and Hospice<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Jermaine Dupri Calls on BET Awards to Hold ‘Big and Special Tribute’ to Clive Davis<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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