Megan Thee Stallion has secured backing from powerhouse civil rights attorney Roberta Kaplan—the same lawyer who led writer E. Jean Carroll to two major defamation victories against former president Donald Trump—as the Houston rapper intensifies her legal fight over an alleged AI deepfake sex video and online harassment tied to Texas blogger Milagro “Milagro Gramz” Cooper.[1][2] According to AllHipHop, Kaplan has entered the case via a blistering amicus curiae brief in federal court, arguing that the deepfake abuse targeting Megan is harassment, not protected free speech.[1]
According to AllHipHop, Megan Thee Stallion sued Milagro Cooper in 2024 for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress after Cooper repeatedly posted and amplified an allegedly fake, sexually explicit AI‑generated video purporting to show the rapper.[1] A Miami jury reportedly found Cooper liable in December, awarding Megan roughly $75,000 in damages, later reduced slightly after post‑trial motions.[1] Megan testified that the incident devastated her mental health, while her psychologist diagnosed her with PTSD, and her manager described her breaking down in tears after seeing the clip.[1] Despite the verdict, Cooper publicly framed the outcome as a “win” because it was not a multimillion‑dollar judgment, which Kaplan cites as evidence that an injunction is necessary to stop ongoing harm.[1]
Kaplan’s filing goes beyond Megan’s personal ordeal to attack the broader use of deepfake technology as a weapon against women. According to AllHipHop, she compares pornographic deepfakes to other unprotected forms of abuse such as revenge porn and child sexual exploitation materials, arguing that these images serve as a “mechanism of harm” rather than contributing to public debate.[1] In her brief, she asserts that under Florida law, reposting and promoting such content is not shielded by the First Amendment and should be treated as harassment and cyberstalking, not commentary.[1] Hip-Hop News Today similarly notes that Kaplan, known for defending E. Jean Carroll against Donald Trump, is framing the Megan case as a potential test for how deepfakes intersect with cyberstalking and online abuse statutes.[2]
Kaplan’s involvement links Megan Thee Stallion’s fight to one of the most influential defamation battles of recent years. According to AllHipHop, Kaplan previously secured more than $83 million in defamation verdicts for E. Jean Carroll after juries found that Trump acted with malice when he smeared Carroll following her sexual assault allegations, rulings later upheld on appeal.[1] By stepping into Megan’s corner, Kaplan signals that the courts may soon treat AI‑driven “digital defamation” as seriously as traditional lies broadcast from powerful platforms.[1][2] Megan told jurors that surviving this ordeal could empower other women facing similar abuse: “Maybe I am going through all of this because there’s another woman out there that may be a victim… and it may give her the courage or the strength to speak up.”[1] With a federal judge in Miami expected to rule on Megan’s request for an injunction, the case could reportedly set one of the first major precedents tying deepfake sexual imagery to cyberstalking and harassment law—impacting not just hip-hop culture, but anyone vulnerable to AI‑powered image abuse.[1][2]
