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A federal judge has officially rejected Tory Lanez latest attempt to avoid being questioned in Megan Thee Stallion’s ongoing defamation lawsuit against blogger Milagro Gramz. Lanez, government name Daystar Peterson, is serving a 10-year sentence for allegedly shooting Megan in the foot during a 2020 altercation, but he’s now being forced to participate in the civil case tied to the fallout from that night.
Megan says Gramz — a vocal supporter of Lanez throughout the 2022 trial — has been spreading misinformation about the case and her testimony, allegedly with Lanez’s help. The rapper claims Lanez is financially backing Gramz to push narratives intended to discredit her and destabilize the guilty verdict that sent him to prison.
Lanez has been doing everything possible to avoid speaking on the record. His legal team argues that sitting for a deposition could jeopardize his pending appeal of the criminal conviction. But U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid wasn’t buying it. In a court order filed October 30, she called the argument “unclear,” writing that Lanez is being questioned about his relationship with Gramz — not about the shooting itself.
“The court does not see how testimony regarding Mr. Peterson’s communications and relationship with defendant would serve to prejudice his criminal appeal,” Reid wrote, making it clear that Lanez will be deposed, though he can plead the Fifth “on a question-by-question basis.”
If this sounds like déjà vu, it’s because Megan’s team has been trying to depose Lanez for months. The first attempt back in April lasted just 44 minutes before Lanez refused to answer basic questions and was held in contempt. A second try in September ended the same way — this time with Lanez’s new attorney arguing he wouldn’t answer anything because of the appeal.
Now Judge Reid is supervising deposition number three herself — and she’s hinting that Lanez may have to reimburse Megan’s legal team for wasting their time if the pattern continues.
Lanez’s latest filing, submitted Sept. 24, asked the court for a protective order to block or limit his testimony. The motion describes him as an “incarcerated non-party” who faces “undue burden” and “constitutional risks” if forced to cooperate. The judge rejected it.
Meanwhile, the case against Gramz is moving forward fast, with trial set for November 17. Megan accuses the blogger of deliberately spreading conspiracy theories — including claims that the gun used in the shooting magically “went missing” — to make her look like a liar and flip public opinion. Gramz says she’s just exercising free speech and refuses to retract anything.
With less than a month before trial, Megan’s legal strategy appears clear: expose the network of bloggers and insiders she says worked overtime to rewrite the narrative of the shooting. And whether Lanez likes it or not, the court just ruled that he’s part of that story. Tory Lanez Loses Bid to Avoid Testifying in Megan Thee Stallion Lawsuit Against Blogger
