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Megan Thee Stallion and her legal counsel have officially been granted permission to depose Tory Lanez, who is behind bars, as the ruling was made by a federal judge this Monday, February 24.
The deposition will be executed in connection with the songstress' ongoing case against Milagro Cooper. The singer has accused Cooper of conspiring with Lanez to tarnish her public standing since the latter was convicted of three counts of felony assault back in 2020. At the time, he was found guilty of firing shots at the singer, culminating in 10 years behind bars.
“Plaintiff may take the oral deposition of Daystar Peterson, either remotely via videoconference technology or as otherwise arranged upon agreement with the California Correctional Institution,” reads the ruling, which was filed by Judge Cecilia Altonaga in Florida federal court, Billboard has reported.
Everything we know about Megan Thee Stallion's case against Milagro Cooper so far:
As reported by TMZ, Tory Lanez's legal counsel had no opposition to the motion for deposition, and he will now be questioned about his relationship with Milagro. Megan Thee Stallion has already accused him of funding and spearheading the smear campaign against her.
According to All Hip Hop, Megan Thee Stallion's legal team believes questioning Lanez is:
“necessary for Ms. Pete to fully investigate the extent and bases of Defendant’s conduct and Defendant’s relationship with Mr. Peterson, in support of her claims.”
The Daily Mail has reported that the WAP singer's attorneys will not be meeting with Lanez in prison, which means it will likely be held over video conference. Per the Rolling Stone, Megan has the choice to sit in on the deposition if she so desires.
Just last month, a judge approved a restraining order against him after Megan Thee Stallion alleged he was perpetuating a "psychological warfare" against her from behind bars. Megan also accused Cooper of “cyberstalking, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and invasion of privacy," including spreading false information about the case.
Cooper's attorney Michael Pancier said in response, as reported by The Fader:
“This decision does not reflect a determination on the merits of the case. The plaintiff must now substantiate her claims with credible and admissible evidence.”
Ceasar McDowell, CEO of Unite the People, which is the nonprofit law firm that reps Tory Lanez, told TMZ:
"If you know Tory Lanez how I do, good luck trying to get him to 'testify' to anything, it's just not what he does ... and he definitely did not 'agree' to testify now."
He also noted that Lanez "is not a party" to the lawsuit against Gramz, which means that Unite the People is not mandated to have him sit down for questioning.
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