Tory Lanez was found in contempt of court and fined $20,000 after abruptly ending her testimony in Megan Thee Stallion’s defamation lawsuit.
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Tory Lanez added to his growing list of legal setbacks after a judge found him in contempt of court on Nov. 14 after he refused to answer basic questions during a deposition in Megan Thee Stallion’s defamation lawsuit against blogger Milagro Gramz.
The testimony was quickly debunked when Lanez, born Dawnstar Peterson, refused to cooperate.
The judge fined Lanez $20,000 and ruled that the jury in Meghann’s lawsuit will be informed that Lanez cut short his testimony and refused to answer questions, legal reporter Meghann Cuniff reported.
The three questions Lanez refused to answer were simple: “(1) How did he first meet defendant [Milagro] Cooper; (2) whether Mr. Peterson communicated with Defendant Cooper; (3) whether he sent Instagram direct messages or text messages to Ms. Cooper. “
Tory Lanez and his attorney have been held in contempt of court for refusing to answer questions during Megan Thee Stallion’s deposition in Milagro Gramz’s defamation lawsuit.
He will pay $20,000 and the jury in Meghan’s trial will be told that he refused to answer questions. pic.twitter.com/Ahx5ySR0hR
— Megan Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) November 17, 2025
When warned by the court that his refusal could result in additional penalties, Lanez responded, “Now that’s 10 years in prison. You can do whatever you want.”
Lanez’s behavior during a second deposition in April was described as combative and chaotic.
He challenged the authority of Meghan’s legal team, asking for definitions of commonly used words and even questioning which “Meghan Pitt” was being referred to, instructing his lawyers to “search how many Meghan Pitts there are in the world.”
The trial ended in just 44 minutes.
The contempt ruling came days after a California appeals court upheld Lanez’s conviction in the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. On November 12, the court upheld the jury’s verdict and his sentence of 10 years in prison, saying there was “sufficient” evidence that Lanez caused “serious bodily harm” to the rapper.
Lanez is currently serving a prison sentence and remains involved in multiple legal matters stemming from the 2020 incident and its aftermath.
