Megan Thee Stallion Swimwear Models Sue Roc Nation Over Billboards
It’s no secret that, between her wildly profitable rap profession, private relationships, and enterprise endeavors, Megan Thee Stallion has rather a lot on her plate. Now, nonetheless, it appears just like the femcee has much more to juggle. Billboard studies that two fashions who posed for her Hot Girl Summer swimwear model are suing Roc Nation.
Janelle Delacruz and Tonoia Wade allege that the corporate employed them for photoshoots in April, and that the photographs have been used when Hot Girl Summer launched the next month. Allegedly, they have been each paid between $5K and $9K, and their contracts permitted the photographs for use solely in social media commercials.
Since then, nonetheless, their photographs have allegedly been used on billboards in numerous main cities.
“Roc Nation had a restricted license to make use of plaintiff’s likeness from the April 30, 2025, photoshoot,” the lawsuits allege. “Defendant knew that it didn’t have plaintiff’s consent and didn’t make any try and notify plaintiff that plaintiff’s likeness can be used with out plaintiff’s consent.”
Megan Thee Stallion Legal Issues
Megan Thee Stallion performs at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., Sunday, June 16, 2024. Nicole Hester / USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Images
Delacruz and Wade are suing for alleged breach of contract, misappropriation of likeness, and false promoting. They’re searching for unspecified damages. Megan Thee Stallion is just not named as a defendant within the lawsuit, although she has dealt together with her justifiable share of authorized points up to now.
Gramz was found liable for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional misery, and promotion of an altered sexual depiction. Just days after the ruling, nonetheless, Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga tossed out the defamation declare. Gramz nonetheless owes Meg $59K for the opposite two counts.