Overview
- The district judge, in a June 29 order, denied Milagro Gramz’s motion to stay enforcement of a $75,000 defamation judgment while she appeals.
- The court refused to waive or reduce the customary 110% supersedeas bond, which would normally require Gramz to post about $82,500 to halt collection.
- Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga declined to consider a sworn financial declaration Gramz filed with her reply because it was submitted late and the court said there was no reliable evidence of her finances.
- Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyers told the court that Gramz broadcast false statements, steered followers to a pornographic deepfake of the rapper, and engaged in threatening conduct, and the judge noted prior discovery sanctions against Gramz.
- Gramz may still appeal to the Eleventh Circuit but the ruling clears the way for collection during the appeal and could shape how courts handle bond waivers and enforcement against social-media commentators who spread harmful false content.