Megan Thee Stallion is getting high-powered backup in her fight against alleged deepfake harassment, as prominent attorney Roberta Kaplan, best known for representing writer E. Jean Carroll against Donald Trump, has publicly condemned blogger Milagro “Milagro Gramz” Cooper’s conduct surrounding an explicit AI-manipulated video of the rapper. According to AllHipHop, Kaplan framed the circulation and promotion of the deepfake as harassment with no First Amendment protection under Florida law, sharpening the wider hip-hop conversation around Megan Thee Stallion, deepfakes, and online misconduct.[6]
Kaplan’s comments arrive in the wake of Megan’s civil trial win in Miami federal court, where a jury found Cooper liable for intentionally inflicting emotional distress and for promoting a sexually explicit deepfake video falsely depicting the Houston star, born Megan Pete.[2][3] Essence reports that jurors concluded Cooper helped spread the manipulated clip and encouraged her followers to view it, leading to an award initially set at $75,000 before the judge reduced the damages to $59,000 in line with Florida statutes.[3][4] Law Commentary notes that the panel also found Cooper responsible for amplifying false narratives tied to the 2020 shooting involving Tory Lanez, intensifying years of online targeting that Megan testified caused severe emotional distress and pushed her to seek mental-health treatment.[2][4]
In AllHipHop’s report, Kaplan draws a direct line between Megan’s experience and E. Jean Carroll’s landmark defamation victories, arguing that deepfake sexual imagery operates as a modern extension of familiar abuse patterns rather than protected speech.[6] “Deep-fake sexual imagery does not contribute to public debate; it reproduces patterns of intimidation and degradation,” Kaplan stated, emphasizing that such conduct is “harassment, plain and simple” and, reportedly, unshielded by the First Amendment when used to threaten or degrade victims.[6] BET additionally reports that Megan’s legal team has sought a permanent injunction to bar Cooper from continuing similar online behavior, citing ongoing harassment and cyberstalking concerns even after the verdict.[5] A judge in Miami is expected to rule on the injunction request, which could further define how courts treat deepfake-fueled abuse.[5][6]
Kaplan’s backing of Megan Thee Stallion underscores how the rapper’s case is quickly becoming a test bed for how U.S. law responds to AI-generated sexual content, defamation, and cyber-harassment in hip-hop and beyond. According to Essence and AllHipHop, both Megan and Carroll endured intense online disbelief before juries ultimately credited their accounts, linking their wins through a shared legal foundation that distinguishes free expression from deliberate, damaging falsehoods.[3][6] As artists, labels, and platforms confront the rise of AI abuse, Megan Thee Stallion’s fight against deepfake harassment could set a critical precedent for how the industry and the courts protect performers from digitally manufactured violations of their image and dignity.[3][5][6]
