| As Megan Thee Stallion and
ROC Nation Face Cameraman Suit She
Asks to Exclude Dr Rowe
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Oct 20 – Megan Thee Stallion's
personal cameraman has sued
her and Roc Nation for
discrimination and
retaliation, recounting being
forced to witness sex on a
trip to Ibiza, Spain, in a New
York City strip club and
elsewhere.
On
February 10 a conference about
depositing Megan Thee
Stallion, identified in the
Complaint as Megan Pete, was
held by U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of
New York Judge Gregory H.
Woods. Inner City Press live
tweeted it, thread
On February 12,
ROC Nation moved to dismiss,
notice of motion on Patreon here.
On May 22, a
discovery conference that
Inner City Press covered and
live tweeted, here
In July, "The
Court holds that Plaintiff
fails to allege facts
sufficient to plausibly plead
a California hostile work
environment claim; overtime
and notice claims under
California labor law; overtime
claims under New York labor
law; and aiding and abetting
claims against the corporate
entities under the New York
human rights laws. Plaintiff
adequately pleads a meal and
rest break claim under
California law; retaliation
under California and New York
law; and discrimination under
the New York human rights
laws. Therefore, Defendants’
motions to dismiss are GRANTED
IN PART and DENIED IN PART."
On July 8, Inner
City Press live tweeted a
discovery conference in which
Judge Woods ordered a three
hour deposition of Desiree
Perez, CEO of Roc Nations, by
July 26, thread
On September 4,
after discovery, the parties
laid out there positions on
fat shaming and joint employer
liability and Inner City Press
live tweeted. Judge Woods set
the summary judgment motions
schedule: Motions by October
20.
On October 20
Megan Thee Stallion's lawyers
moved to exclude the testimony
of Dr. Jessica Rowe, saying
she had just adopted Garcia's
statements and never
evaluation Megan Thee
Stallion.
The case is
Emilio Garcia v. Roc Nation
LLC, et al., 1:24-cv-7587
(Woods)
More from and
about the case on X for
Subscribers here
and on Substack here
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