The judge overseeing Megan Thee Stallion’s defamation lawsuit against Milagro Gramz, real name Milagro Elizabeth Cooper, has imposed a gag order on the gossip blogger.
According to Law360, which monitored the Wednesday (June 4) court hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid placed the gag order on Milagro, who is facing a lawsuit from Megan Thee Stallion for participating in an alleged “campaign of harassment” against the rapper.
Milagro is now prohibited from discussing Megan regarding the Tory Lanez case, for which he was convicted of shooting Megan in the foot in July 2020.
Milagro, who is representing herself in the lawsuit, has agreed to stop posting about the case online after Megan raised concerns her comments could provoke violence.
“There’s an accusation that you defamed her,” Reid said. “So what I have to do as a judge in this case is at least contain the information that’s going around in social media from you right now on this case. And the plaintiff would be required to do the same. If she were posting about you or this case, that would be highly inappropriate as well.”
Megan Thee Stallion’s attorney, Robert Schwartz, claimed that Milagro has continued to post defamatory comments about his client. He pointed out that she suggested Meg was “involved and associated” with the alleged prison stabbing of Tory, which occurred last month.
“It’s really getting out of hand,” Schwartz said. “What I’ve described is the least of it. It has taken itself to a more serious level. It rises potentially, at least in our judgments, to a level of incitement. There’s a real risk that people could act on the defendant’s statements.”
The case against Milagro, which was filed by Megan in October last year, is still ongoing. Reid said that Milagro will need to avoid holding “press conferences” or sharing “media posts” until that changes.
Milagro has until June 27 to secure new legal representation, or she will have to represent herself in court. Her deposition in the case has been tentatively scheduled for July 1.
“It’s time to hold bloggers accountable for years of harassment, cyberbullying, and the publication of misinformation about my personal and professional life,” Megan said in a statement announcing the lawsuit last year. “I’ve endured countless attacks on my character based on false narratives from social media bloggers misrepresenting themselves as journalists. It’s unacceptable behavior and these individuals need to understand there will be repercussions for recklessly posting lies and defamatory falsehoods.”
