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\n\tMegan Thee Stallion (Megan Pete) and her legal team have been granted permission to depose Tory Lanez (Daystar Peterson) behind bars following a ruling by a federal judge on Monday (Feb. 24).<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPlaintiff may take the oral deposition of Daystar Peterson, either remotely via videoconference technology or as otherwise arranged upon agreement with the California Correctional Institution,\u201d reads the ruling, filed in Florida federal court by Judge Cecilia Altonaga<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\tMegan and her legal team\u2019s motion \u2014 which was unopposed by the defense \u2014 comes as part of the rapper\u2019s lawsuit against blogger and social media personality Milagro \u201cGramz\u201d Cooper. In the suit, filed last October, Megan accused Cooper of cyberstalking, defamation, emotional distress and engaging in a \u201ccoordinated campaign\u201d to spread \u201cvicious and hateful rumors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMegan alleges that Cooper served as a \u201cmouthpiece and puppet\u201d for Lanez by promoting deepfake pornography of her and making unsubstantiated claims that she suffered from alcoholism in a series of YouTube videos. To back up these claims, her legal team said they\u2019d discovered prison phone calls during which Lanez coordinated payments to Gramz.<\/p>\n

\n\tRepresentatives for Megan, Cooper and Lanez did not immediately respond to Billboard<\/em>\u2018s requests for comment on the judge\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n

\n\tLanez is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence after being convicted over a 2020 incident in which he shot at Megan\u2019s feet during an argument following a small party at Kylie Jenner\u2019s Hollywood Hills home. His appeal remains pending.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn January, Megan was granted a five-year restraining order against Lanez after she tearfully testified that the R&B singer and convicted felon has continued to \u201cterrorize\u201d her from behind bars with a \u201ccampaign of harassment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt just seems like I have to relive it every day,\u201d Megan said during a video livestream. \u201cThe person who shot me won\u2019t let me forget it. I\u2019m scared that when he gets out of jail he\u2019s going to still be upset with me \u2026 I feel like maybe he\u2019ll shoot me again and maybe this time I won\u2019t make it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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