Megan Thee Stallion and ROC Nation Still Face Cameraman Suit As Some Claims Survive SJ

Megan Thee Stallion and ROC Nation Still Face Cameraman Suit As Some Claims Survive SJ by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, Aug 7 – 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. On August 7, Judge Woods ruled: "Defendants' motions for summary judgment are GRANTED as to Mr. Garcia's claims of retaliation under the NYCHRL and the NYSHRL and Mr. Garcia's claims under the FEHA. Defendants' motions for summary judgment are otherwise DENIED. The Pete Defendants' motion to seal is GRANTED with respect to the PII Redactions and DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE with respect to the Intimate Information Redactions." Full 64 page decision on Patreon here  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 *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com