Megan Thee Stallion wins defamation case over AI deepfake pornography
A jury found blogger Milagro Cooper liable for posting defamatory statements and circulating an AI-generated pornographic deepfake video of rapper Megan Thee Stallion without consent. The case was one of the first to test Florida's deepfake law, which allows victims to sue over AI-generated explicit content shared without consent, and addressed whether the defendant qualified as media under state law.
What happened
Blogger Milagro Cooper, known online as Milagro Gramz, posted false and harmful statements about rapper Megan Thee Stallion on social media and circulated an AI-generated pornographic deepfake video without consent.
A jury found Cooper liable for defamation, invasion of privacy, and emotional distress in a Miami federal court. Cooper allegedly participated in a targeted social media campaign alongside rapper Tory Lanez to harass, intimidate and defame Thee Stallion, particularly regarding a 2020 shooting incident in which Lanez shot Thee Stallion in the foot.
Reported impact
Thee Stallion testified that the deepfake video and defamatory posts caused severe emotional distress and damaged her mental health and career. She reported losing at least four music contracts worth approximately $1 million each due to the controversy.
Thee Stallion said she completed a four-week therapy program costing $240,000 while struggling with feelings of hopelessness, and that the ordeal left her feeling 'her life was not worth living.' A music producer testified that the controversy cost her major business opportunities.
Index analysis
The case was one of the first to test Florida's new deepfake law, which allows victims to sue over AI-generated explicit content shared without consent. A key legal question in the trial was whether Cooper qualified as media under Florida state law, which could have affected the strength of Thee Stallion's claims.
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