Photographer claims he was forced to watch Megan Thee Stallion have sex and was unfairly fired

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A photographer working for Megan Thee Stallion said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that he was forced to watch her have sex, was unfairly fired shortly thereafter and was harassed as her worker.

In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Emilio Garcia said that after an evening in Ibiza, Spain, in 2022, he was riding in an SUV with the hip-hop star when she began having sex with one other woman right next to him. He was unable to get out of the moving automotive, and even when he had been able to, he would have found himself stranded in a distant country. The lawsuit says Garcia was “embarrassed, humiliated and insulted throughout this entire ordeal.”

Alex Spiro, Megan’s lawyer, said he would fight it in court.

“This is a claim for money in the course of employment – ​​no claim of sexual harassment was made and lewd accusations were made to embarrass her,” Spiro said.

The next day, Megan told Garcia never to speak about what he saw, then slammed him and shamed him, according to the lawsuit. The criticism also alleged that Garcia, who was already considering leaving his job due to overwork and underpayment in a hostile work environment made worse by Megan’s possessiveness and aggression, was misclassified as an independent contractor but treated as an exclusive worker.

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Garcia raised the problem with Megan and was fired the subsequent day after 4 years of working for her, the lawsuit said. He has since filed a job discrimination criticism with the California Department of Civil Rights.

The lawsuit, first reported by NBC News, names Megan, whose legal name is Megan Pete, as a defendant; her firms Megan Thee Stallion Entertainment and Hot Girl Touring; and her label Roc Nation. A defense response has not yet been filed. An email in search of comment from a Roc Nation representative didn’t immediately receive a response.

Garcia is in search of financial damages, which might be determined at trial, alleging that he has suffered severely each emotionally and physically due to his treatment at work, being fired and having to witness the scene within the SUV.

Megan, 29, was previously embroiled in major legal drama – and was the victim of online violence – because the victim of the 2020 shooting death of rapper Tory Lanez, who in 2020 was found by a jury shot dead at her feet on a Hollywood Hills street. he testified on the trial where jurors convicted Lanez of three felonies and the judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison.

At the time of filming, Megan was already an emerging artist and has since turn into considered one of hip-hop’s biggest stars. She won the 2021 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and her single “Savage” featuring Beyoncé topped the charts, and she also featured on Cardi B’s “WAP.”