Tory Lanez’s Lawyer Appeals Sanctions For His Unruly Deposition

Tory Lanez‘s lawyer, Crystal Morgan, has filed an enchantment to problem $5,000 in sanctions she is going through for allegedly blocking the rapper’s deposition in Megan Thee Stallion‘s latest defamation case in opposition to Milagro Gramz. Morgan filed the Discover of Attraction to the US Court docket of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday, in line with AllHipHop.

The drama stems from Lanez’s alleged refusal to reply questions through the court-ordered deposition for Megan’s defamation lawsuit. U.S. Justice of the Peace Decide Lisette M. Reid beforehand held Lanez in contempt for refusing to cooperate. She fined Lanez $20,000 and Morgan one other $5,000.

Court docket paperwork allege that Lanez hurled “a number of expletives” at Megan’s authorized workforce throughout your complete ordeal. After they warned him about monetary penalties for his antics, he waved them off and cited his web value.

Megan Thee Stallion sued Milagro Gramz, accusing her of allegedly spreading quite a few falsehoods about her within the wake of the 2020 Tory Lanez capturing, in addition to reposting deepfake pornographic movies of her. Whereas the jury within the trial initially discovered the blogger answerable for defamation, Decide Cecilia M. Altonaga later threw out the rely. She dominated that Milagro ought to have been considered as a media defendant, and the rapper’s attorneys by no means correctly knowledgeable her of the lawsuit.

She additionally confirmed that Megan will nonetheless get $59,000 for the counts of intentional infliction of emotional misery and promotion of an altered sexual depiction.

Following the ruling, Megan’s lawyer, Mari Henderson, wrote that they had been pleased with the end in a public assertion. “We’re grateful for the jury’s dedication to reinforcing the significance of reality, accountability and accountable commentary on social media,” the assertion learn. “Not solely is Milagro being held accountable for paying Megan compensatory and punitive damages, however Florida’s fee-shifting authorized provision would require her to cowl [the] prices of Megan’s authorized payments on the deepfake declare. This verdict sends a transparent message that spreading harmful misinformation carries important penalties.”

Tory Lanez is at present serving a 10-year jail sentence after a jury discovered him responsible of first-degree assault with a firearm, discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, and having a hid firearm in a automobile. The fees stemmed from a 2020 capturing involving Megan Thee Stallion.