Megan Thee Stallion demanded immediate payment of a $75,000 judgment, opposing Milagro Gramz’s bid to delay collection during appeal.
Megan Thee Stallion wants her $75,000 from Milagro Gramz now in Miami after the blogger asked a judge to freeze the judgment.
Megan’s lawyers are fighting Gramz’s bid to pause enforcement of the amended final judgment pending Gramz’s appeal. In plain English, Megan’s side says Milagro Gramz lost at trial, owes the money and should not get extra time just because she says she cannot pay.
“[Milagro Gramz] asks this Court to indefinitely suspend a $75,000 money judgment while simultaneously conceding that she has no liquid assets, no ability to pay, and no means of securing the money judgment,” Megan’s lawyers wrote.
That is the heart of the fight. Gramz told the court she is self-employed, has unstable income, supports her household and cannot afford to post a full bond. Megan’s team says that the plea proves why a supersedeas bond is needed in the first place.
“That admission is not a basis for relief. It is the very danger that the supersedeas bond exists to prevent,” the filing states.
The response also takes a hard swing at Gramz’s request for sympathy. Megan’s lawyers say Gramz wants mercy now after a jury found against her over the campaign that targeted Megan online.
“The Motion is also notable for what it omits,” the filing says. “[Gramz]—who orchestrated a sustained, paid campaign to defame Plaintiff and destroy her reputation—now casts herself as a sympathetic figure burdened by family obligations and fluctuating income.”
Megan’s lawyers then reminded the court of the conduct at issue in the case.
“The same Defendant who showed no hesitation when she broadcast that Plaintiff was a liar, directed her audience to a deep-fake pornographic video of Plaintiff, and threatened to run Plaintiff over with a car, now pleads for the Court’s solicitude so that she may avoid the consequences of a jury’s verdict and this Court’s judgment,” they wrote.
Gramz is asking the court to stay enforcement pending her appeal to the Eleventh Circuit. Megan’s side says she has not backed up her hardship claims with the kind of records a court needs.
“She submits no declaration under penalty of perjury, no financial affidavit, no tax returns, no bank statements, and no other documentary evidence,” the filing states.
The response says that alone should sink the request.
Megan’s team also argues Gramz has not shown she is likely to win on appeal. The filing says Gramz made vague claims about legal issues but did not explain why the jury verdict should be overturned.
The lawyers said a stay without a bond would leave Megan holding the risk if Gramz’s appeal fails and the money is gone.
“The balance of harms tilts entirely in Plaintiff’s favor,” they wrote.
Megan’s lawyers want the court to deny the stay. If the judge grants any pause, they want Gramz ordered to post a full supersedeas bond, which they say should cover the judgment plus expected interest and costs.
The court has not ruled yet.
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