Megan Thee Stallion Challenges milagro gramz’s request to pause The $75k verdict during the appeal

Milagro Gramz wants to put off paying Megan, but Megan’s lawyers say that any delay should come with a full bond.

Milagro Gramz can’t appeal a $75,000 ruling without putting real money behind it, according to Megan Thee Stallion.

While Megan appeals the defamation judgment, Gramz asked the court to stop paying her. In a new response made Tuesday, Megan’s lawyers said no. Megan’s team says that if the court grants a stay, Gramz should have to post a supersedeas bond equal to the ruling plus interest and costs that are expected. 

The filing goes after Gramz’s claim that he can’t pay his bills by saying that the request is an attempt to dodge consequences after the jury’s decision. Megan’s lawyers wrote that Gramz is “the same Defendant who showed no hesitation when she broadcast that Plaintiff was a liar, directed her audience to a deepfake pornographic video of Plaintiff, and threatened to run Plaintiff over with a car. Now she begs the court’s mercy so that she can avoid the consequences of a jury’s verdict and this court’s judgment.”

“Sympathy cannot replace the governing legal standard,” they said. All of the defendant’s motions should be denied, and if a stay is issued, it should be subject to a full supersedeas bond for the ruling plus expected interest and costs.

The real name of Gramz is Milagro Elizabeth Cooper. Earlier this month, she asked the court to put off carrying out the ruling while she files an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She called herself a “self-employed media commentator, researcher, and content creator” in her filing. She said that she makes money from subscriptions, platform monetization, public support, and other sources that change from month to month. 

Gramz wrote to the court, “I lack substantial liquid assets and have insufficient financial resources to immediately satisfy the judgment or post a full supersedeas bond.” She also told the court that she is responsible for a family with two young children. 

This new fight comes after Chief U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga’s May 29 amended final judgment, which upheld the jury’s finding of defamation and raised the amount of money awarded to $75,000 again. Megan sued Gramz in October 2024, saying she was part of a targeted online campaign linked to Tory Lanez, who was found guilty of shooting Megan in 2020. This case came about because of that claim. 

A jury in Miami had already found Cooper guilty of slander, causing emotional pain deliberately, and promoting a skewed sexual image. Now the question is whether Gramz can put off payment while the appeal is being heard or whether Megan’s team gets the money they say the law requires.