Judge Orders Tory Lanez Testimony in Megan Thee Stallion Defamation Lawsuit

Tory Lanez, currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020, has been ordered by Judge Lisette M. Reid to sit for a third deposition in a civil defamation lawsuit Megan filed against gossip blogger Milagro Cooper. Lanez's lawyers argued that the deposition could harm his criminal appeal, but the judge ruled it unclear how testimony about Lanez's relationship with Cooper would affect the appeal. The deposition will focus specifically on Lanez's communications with Cooper, not Megan herself, and he can invoke his Fifth Amendment rights on a question-by-question basis during the deposition, which will be supervised by the judge. Previous deposition attempts were unsuccessful; Lanez was uncooperative during the first and did not answer any questions during the second, leading to a contempt ruling. Megan's legal team alleges Lanez has been working with Cooper to spread false information about the shooting and trial, and the judge suggested Lanez might reimburse Megan's lawyers for time lost due to failed depositions. The third deposition will be scheduled at a date agreed upon by all parties, as Megan's defamation lawsuit moves forward towards trial.