A lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday detailing how rapper Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, forced her personal photographer to watch her engage in a sexual act while in a moving vehicle.
The incident reportedly occurred on the Spanish Island of Ibiza in June 2022.
According to the plaintiff, Emilio Garcia, who has worked for Megan since 2018, the incident was part of a broader pattern of harassment that included derogatory comments about his weight. Garcia’s attorney, Ron Zambrano, characterized the situation as illegal and deeply inappropriate. “Emilio should never have been put in a position of having to be in the vehicle with her while she had sex with another woman,” Zambrano stated.
The lawsuit details that Garcia was unable to leave the scene as the car was in motion and he was far from any urban area. It also claims that Megan Thee Stallion admonished Garcia not to discuss what he had witnessed.
Further allegations in the complaint include violations of employment standards, such as misclassification as an independent contractor, which allegedly denied Garcia benefits like healthcare and overtime compensation. “Plaintiff was embarrassed, mortified, and offended throughout the whole ordeal,” the suit alleges, adding that the artist often made critical comments about his eating habits and weight.
Garcia is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages for what his lawyer describes as a clear case of sexual harassment and fat-shaming. “Megan just needs to pay our client what he’s due, own up to her behavior, and quit this sort of sexual harassment and fat-shaming conduct,” Zambrano emphasized.
Responding to the allegations, Megan Thee Stallion’s attorney, Alex Spiro, denied the claims, indicating that the lawsuit was primarily aimed at securing a monetary settlement. “This is an employment claim for money—with no sexual harassment claim filed and with salacious accusations to attempt to embarrass her,” Spiro told entertainment outlet Page Six. “We will deal with this in court.”
The legal action against Megan Thee Stallion comes in the wake of her involvement in a highly publicized criminal case last year, where Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was sentenced to ten years in prison for shooting her in the feet during a dispute in 2020.