by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, May 22 – 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. From the thread:
Defense: They seek to depose Ms. Pete [Megan Thee Stallion] a mere 30 days after the deposition was noticed. But this is a scheduling issue. Feb 26, she is not available. We propose June.
[From the complaint: "the hypersexualized lyrics blended into the working relationship with her employees"]
Judge: Counsel for ROC Nation?
ROC Nations' lawyer (Michael Kleinmann of Reed Smith) We wish we could have avoided this.
Judge: Adjourned.
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:
Plaintiff's lawyer: They are trying to block the deposition under the apex doctrine. But Ms. Perez was involved in determining my client's compensation. Defense: Ms. Perez specifically says, I review and then it goes to Meg. She is not the gatekeeper.
Defense: Roc Nation is the management for Ms. Pete [Meg] She is an A-list celebrity. Right now there's nothing but rank speculation and it doesn't overcome the apex doctrine. Judge: I appreciate that Ms. Perez is CEO of this company. But here she's into invoices
Judge: This is not something I expect Jamie Dimon is doing. [There is no laughter- to recap, Megan Thee Stallion's cameraman has sued her and Roc Nation for discrimination and retaliation, being forced to witness sex on a trip to Ibiza, Spain, in an NYC strip club
Defense: The manager's job is to make the client's life easier. It's crystal clear that it's Meg who makes the decisions. Judge: I understand the parties have agreed to the deposition of CFO Sean Mulvehill? Defense: They sought a full day, we say two hours, remote
Quinn Emanuel, for Megan Thee Stallion: Ms. Pete will be able to testify about this at her deposition. Judge: So counsel to Roc Nation [Reed Smith] is moving for protection, citing the apex doctrine. I rule that the CFO may be deposed for four hours.
Judge: Ms. Perez, the CEO - I believe that protection of her against the deposition is appropriate at this time. It is premature to determine that a deposition of Ms. Perez is warranted. There are two alternative sources: the CFO and Ms. Pete herself
Judge: Adjourned.
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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