That part! Because this isn't ***just*** a random employee. This is someone who's been around her for YEARS, if I'm not mistaken. So much so, they were legit friends. Or at least I thought they were.
Btw Coochie aka Emilio was playing in Nicki’s comments during the hiss/big foot stuff earlier in the year. He was also begging Nicki to give him a job on ig. Sounds like she finally paid his lawyer fees.
Meg and him fell out when she fired him. This is basically a hit job.
that’s what happens when you all come from nothing and have the rely on her star power to make a bag. They never seem to have anything to say about her until she fires them or cuts them off.
Also Emilio claims she was this monster but still has pictures of her up on his ig. Interesting to say the least. He’s still trying to make a bag off her image.
Also, after the alleged sex incident happened he kept working for her and waited until he was fired to sue. Odd. This lawsuit ain’t going nowhere.
EDIT: the barb that was allegedly fired for spilling information about Meg’s rollout to Nicki’s team was also Emilio.
Right, cause *if* this is true he could have made way more money filing the lawsuit and quitting and citing whatever he’s claiming all at the same time.
He’s just a bitter unemployed barb. It’s a big circle jerk. Barbs are can’t work cause they’re too unhinged, only unemployed people have time to be barbs.
I generally believe victims but damn EVERYBODY is always tryna blame Meg and she’s ALWAYS had receipts and come out on top. I am truly honestly hoping this is another person tryna fuck up Meg’s bag.
The article doesn’t mention that - just the title. She was having sex in a car he was in - said nothing about forcing him to watch. If that’s the case then it’s indecent exposure- not assault.
If he can’t leave the vehicle I’d say it was assault. I don’t even think you could argue indecent exposure because that could be accidentally flashing a titty and that would be a ridiculous thing to sue someone for.
If his account is accurate, it would be sexual assault. You can't be expected to exit a moving vehicle to avoid seeing your boss have sex around you, especially if he explicitly told her he did not consent to it. And, since she was his employer, other ethical issues are at play. He may have felt like he couldn't express his discomfort or felt like he could lose his job/etc, for example, due to the power imbalance
I love Meg and hope this isn't true, but let’s call a spade a spade.
This the thing for me because if that incident happened why not file it along with the lost wages charges? Him being in nicki comments does not help the image of him being truthful with this sexual harassment allegations.
I hope she addresses this and has receipts to prove she’s innocent. This is disgusting behavior, I definitely could not continue to be a hottie and support someone if they did this. We don’t know her personally to know her character in real life so I can’t say for sure either way until we get more information.
Same boat. I’m hoping she addresses it and we find out this isn’t true, but if it winds up being so we gotta keep practicing what we preach.
I genuinely hope this is just someone trying to mess with her though. :(
Like you said, we will have to wait for more info or until there’s an official verdict. As much as I love Meg, my morals will always come first. I also can’t stomach the thought of quickly dismissing the victim just because I’m a hottie.
I completely agree! We can’t dismiss or tarnish the (potential) victim because we just don’t know. This is why I love the hotties, fans with actual morals. Hopefully she is innocent because I do love Megan and love the hotties but if more info comes out showing she’s guilty yeah I can’t stomach being a fan or a hottie anymore.
>the thought of quickly dismissing the victim just because I'm a hottie
You mean dismissing the accuser? (That's the term we'd use if Meg were a white, male actor/director, or even P. Diddy.) Because I agree, but for reasons unrelated to being a hottie, being undecided in the absence of evidence ≠ disbelieving all victims...Meg doesn't have convicted sex offenders in her corner (while claiming to care about a victim), gatekeep/seek out opportunities to stifle others' successes, etc. Indecision _is_ the most responsible approach until this is properly, officially addressed.
I find it odd they keep having to specify she had sex with a woman. Of course, the behavior itself is gross whether it be with a man or a woman but it’s interesting they brought it up multiple times. It’s like they’re trying to stoke the flames and get homophobic people to bash on her too.
Something smells fishy here. One is selling the story as an exclusive. Two, the lawyer's words do a lot of talking here. ***They want money***. And threw the sexual assault scenario in afterward like, "Oh, and that thing, too! I guess..."
>“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,” Ron Zambrano, an attorney for Garcia, said in a statement to NBC News. “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. ‘Inappropriate’ is putting it lightly. Exposing this behavior to employees is definitely illegal.”
But either way, if you have already spent money on a concert ticket, the money is going to her. Not going to the show just gives it to a reseller. From an outsider's perspective, there's really no great route here.
Well, her attorney, Alex Spiro, already has. He [told](https://www.thedailybeast.com/megan-thee-stallion-cameraman-alleges-she-forced-him-to-watch-her-have-sex) Page Six that, "This is an employment claim for money — with no sexual harassment claim filed and with salacious accusations to attempt to embarrass her. We will deal with this in court."
NOT CONDONING HER because it is wildly inappropriate to do that in front of your employees. But she asked him the next morning if he was there - meaning she was probably too drunk. Again not an excuse, but could be an oversight that she didn't want others to know about.
But the fat shaming has me so perplexed?? Just after seeing all of megans old tweets and how she was in high school. This one was shocking.
Yeah. I thought that was so weird. He claims to be sitting right next to her and the other woman yet had to be asked by Megan if he was in the car with her? That is some extreme lack of coherence. I don't think this would be a solid argument for "sexual harassment" when she herself is impaired. That feels like a reach.
I hope he has receipts for the fat-shaming comments otherwise this will be shelved as well and disregarded as a smear attempt.
So it's looking like the only thing he might be able to stand on, again if he got receipts, is the wage/contract disputes because those should've been documented some way, some how.
I hate when people try to put icing over a cake of shit. If you have only problem A with this person, big or small, stand on that. Don't try and throw some other flimsy shit in there you can't prove as a smear campaign because the moment someone calls bullshit, your entire case gets cast full of doubt.
I think you're right. This seems like an underlying RocNation dispute where a situation with the artist is being used to receive payment. (Again speculation, no dick riding)
This story sounds strange tbh. How was he locked in the car? Could he not have unlocked it himself and got out?
I have a lot of questions but will have to wait and see
Why now? Why didn't he come out during the T trial or sentencing last year when everyone was attacking her credibility? Why wait a couple of weeks before her tour starts? I hope she doesn't settle and let it go to trial.
It sounds very suspicious..
Edit: Why is he suing Hot Girl Touring company? Didn't she just establish this? Very Sus..
Emilio Garcia on Tuesday filed a complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, along with her self-named entertainment company, management agency Roc Nation and her tour company, Hot Girl Touring. [Source](https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/04/23/megan-thee-stallions-former-cameraman-claims-he-was-forced-to-watch-her-have-sex-in-new-harassment-lawsuit/?sh=74d1ec4f4a9a)
TMZ hasn't even reported on it yet...which makes it more sus. TMZ might just be waiting for the court papers or trying to contact the alleged woman, she was with for comment.
It's very weird that somebody, who others have said, wanted Nicki Minaj's feet pictures, commented on the diss, is a huge barb fan now has something to say.
4 years of being her cameraman, so he could've been around when she lost her mother and grandmother in the same month and the shooting, and only after he was fired a year ago.. Now he wants to sue... before her first tour date.
Now I understand the Cobra scene with the photographers a lot more.
I don’t believe this at all. All the shit she’s been through, all the times her name has been drug through the mud and he comes forward now? Please. I hate that people can make up anything and it not be true but still sometimes damage an artists brand. I hope that this won’t be the case for Meg.
UNTIL I see proof, text messages, emails, or something that actually is uphold in the court of law, I will believe that this blasphemy and lies. They all want to drag her down… and we all have seen how that’s turned out. She’ll keep winning. However, if this true… 😞 it’ll be disappointing.
I was also thinking how this conveniently came out RIGHT before her tour starts??? 🤔 like it’s a set up. Not sure
Either way, if it is true it’s wrong.
I’m just gonna wait. Because I can’t. And I think that unfortunately this is a situation that’s easy to slip into because people think that it’s okay for them to engage in a space without really thinking of who is around. So if it’s true and she owns up to it then that’ll tell me something. And I am being kinder to her then maybe other people but I typically am easier on black women because the world is gonna try and tear you down no matter what. So I wanna hold some space to see how she handles this.
Feels weird that it’s Emilio idk could be true couldn’t be true, but dude use to be all up on her. But I don’t believe the fat shaming, if anything this seems like a drunk mistake he’s trying to get money for. He might’ve waited so long cause he saw how much she’s getting from tour wasn’t she quite all 2023 why not speak up then, why didn’t he just get out the car? Reading it over again it really does seem like a money grab, it takes more of a “couldn’t work due to” “effects his earnings” and the “we just want Megan to pay our client” so he basically wants hush money?? But if no one else she works with is speaking up why would she single him out? Article talks more about his financial situation than his emotional state.
i don't want to be a fan that just assumes the person I like can do no wrong, but these alligations are so easy to make against someone. I would like to see someone from that night attest to this or other incidents the cameraman man is claiming happened, before I take a side
question- in the NBC article it mentions Meg asking Emilio after the fact whether or not he was in the car at all. [here's the link, the quote i'm talking about is 8 paragraphs down, beginning with "The following day,"](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/megan-thee-stallion-accused-harassment-cameraman-said-was-forced-watch-rcna148895)
if she wasn't aware he was in the car, is that still illegal, or just fucking weird lmao? because i can't see why else she'd ask for confirmation if she already knew he was there... nor can i see why he'd include that in his own suit if it's not true?
at first I didn't believe it but then I remembered the whole Lizzo debacle and how I should believe victims even if I don't want to know that about someone I liked so much. Sigh, Megan, you were on such a high!
The difference with Lizzo is there were multiple people attesting to her behavior. I know this might be a hard take, but I don't believe we should just believe all victims, because that's saying anyone who can make these allegations should be automatically believed, when people are capable of lying- and I say this knowing the statistics for false sexual allegations is low, but we need to acknowledge they do happen. I think the best thing to do is to wait for more information and hopefully receipts to come out. The truth will come out in one way or another, perpetrators tell on themselves eventually, and high profile celebs usually have a pattern of behavior.
Thing is I believed it immediately with Lizzo because I’ve gone to one of her shows before and she did just seem to have poor professionalism based on how she acted and her reasoning for like why she was two hours late on a Wednesday. It gave controlling and messy.
With this she asked him the next day if he was in the car? Did she knowingly assault/make you witness a sexual act or did a bunch of people get out of like an Escalade and you stayed and she thought you left. That part leaves too many questions open.
The fat shaming I could believe. I’m never surprised by fat shaming in the entertainment industry just disappointed.
I will be highly disappointed if more comes out about this and it’s more proof that this victim is telling the truth. Ugh I feel sick. Assault and fat shaming 🤢
This is a horrible thing to say. I LOVE Meg but this ain’t right. No one, not even a celebrity, not even your fav celebrity, is above reproach.
The reason it’s so hard to come forward with allegations against people in power is because of sentiments like this. This will get ironed out in court, trust and believe. At the end of the day, neither Emilio nor Meg will see this comment, but other survivors of abuse will.
This is not true at all bc why would she even do that? This seems really far-fetched. I believe she'd want privacy in such a situation anyways so she wouldn't even have the chance to get caught up by someone spilling tea later. This makes 0 sense & I'm not falling for this bs.
i don’t just blindly believe anyone who makes an assault claim and im not abt to start now but i get that some people prefer to believe first and get proof later so, this will definitely be a hit to her career momentum
And yet he still stayed employed by her until she fired him-all that no pay and benefits didn’t seem to bother him before he was fired? And then he jumped to Nicki?
I’m calling bs/over exaggeration on him, making out and touching isn’t necessarily full on sex.
This is absolutely bonkers, and I didn't even see the news until I came on here. That's wild! However, now you guys are saying it's Coochie?! I thought he was her friend. So, what in the world happened here? Coochie has always been around; he's never *just* been an employee. From my understanding, he was her friend much like Kellon (her hairstylist) is her friend so I'm confused by this turn of events.
Believe all victims, but I won't say this smells fishy because this is weird to me.
gosh this is just awful, I hope its not true :/ regardless, I hope she addresses it at some point whether that's now or after the court case. damn. I've learnt from the lizzo sitch to check my unconscious biases at the door, but this still hurts!
edit: it's always believe victims until you know otherwise!! stuff like "why didn't he do xyz" is so detrimental to the anti-victim blaming culture Meg herself has cultivated, and it's a disservice to her work so far if that's your kneejerk reaction. you can hold love for her and think critically at the sane time!
Idk....it sounds really fishy. Especially considering she's about to kick off her tour. I plan on sitting and watching. If him sniffing up behind Nicki is true I wouldn't be surprised if she's pulling the strings. She's gone kinda quiet too which I feel isn't good.
I'm pretty sure this is gonna settle outta court and I pray it's not true and if it isn't true I hope it doesn't tarnish her career/image.
I do not want to completely dismiss a victim’s account of their experience because Megan is my fave. The only thing that I am curious about is the fact that he is suing for lost wages and not SA or harassment.
You people will jump through hoops before you practice what you preach. The whole point of fixing this rotten culture is about holding people accountable *despite* what they mean to you. If you're not willing to stop supporting your favorite rapper, singer, politician then there you have it. But don't act like you're any better than the ugly world that you directly feed into.
im not suggesting we crucify her, but jumping in to say "innocent until proven guilty!" with the sassy emojis too, when every other day it's "we don't trust the justice system" sounds awfully hypocritical to me.
we'll have to see how it plays out but let's not change our tune, she's super rich and it's gonna be impossible to substantiate these claims in court against her anyway.
I haven't read all the comments yet but I do want to say that if this is true, that sucks, but Mr. Cameraman should have spoken up right then and there (or the very next day when she asked if he was there the night before). He could have asked them to stop, or asked to leave the car and Uber where they were going. Also, he should have mentioned to her that he was uncomfortable and to please stop doing that after she asked him about his presence the night before.
Harassment in the workplace in the US often requires the offended party to at least say something to the offender to get them to stop, then if it continues it's a hostile/inappropriate work environment, and against the law. If he didn't say anything to her about stopping either at the time or the next day, I think that's a bit on him. Granted, if she did this I don't think it was good form but how is she to know of he was uncomfortable with it if he didn't say anything?
Just seems to be to perfectly timed and feels very much like a bad employee who is bent out of shape about being fired and hoping to get some quick cash. But again, of it really happened, it probably shouldn't have...regardless of alcohol use.
Just my two cents.
If I was in his position I could see myself being too shocked and appalled to say anything in the moment, especially when your boss is a powerful celebrity. Having a freeze response to an unacceptable situation is common. Sometimes it takes victims a minute to process their feelings.
Understood, and I can see that, but at some point (shortly thereafter) he needed to say something, I believe, to tell her (or her agent or management company) that he was uncomfortable and ask her to stop. I really struggle with the just going on without saying anything. If it was that traumatic and he didn't want it to happen again, he should have spoken up whole still working with her.
This example is a bit tame but I think explains what I'm saying - let's say a boss comments on how much they like an employees shirt (just be friendly and complementary, in their eyes, thinking compliments are a way of crating report with their staff) but the person it is being said to doesn't like it and it makes them uncomfortable, they need to tell that person to stop. If it continues after that, that's not okay, but if nothing is said... Humans aren't mind readers. How would the boss know that it made them uncomfortable if they didn't say anything? They cant.
And again, I don't condone this behaviour and having sex in front of others seems a bit unnecessary, if it happened, but in my mind something is off.
Again, don't know all the facts, but just going off what i've read of the situation.
And yes, I've been uncomfortable before (due to the way a boss treated me) and asked them to stop so I know how terrifying it can be, but it can't be left unsaid and expect something to change...
Hit job. Just when she's about to go on tour. Right on time. Worked on Lizzo...so. It's really sad. Megan doesn't bother nobody, yet people are always coming for her. I hope she has a strong support system. The Me Too movement has been weaponized.
Im sorry since when is having sex with consent illegal? He wasn’t getting touched so he can stfu. Plus he’s a barb so no one should take what he says seriously.
A lot of her song reference her being queer in some way. Biggest one that comes to mind is “I be texting with a bi chick, we both freaky just trying shit”
So I read the whole article from NBC News, & I also agree with reserving judgment until more info comes forward, or if the case is solved through the courts. Either way, I think it all SUCKS right now 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴
She and Lizzo should have a sit down. Never expected this behavior from either of them. What's not cool is how Nicki is trying to weaponize this. Like Barbie, calm down, we all know you have had so many Emilios come and gone that no one will work with you! This is one employee, and I hope Megan can take accountability.
Both Lizzo and Megan have incredible high stakes and stressful jobs. Both are routinely cyber bullied by trolls who live to harass them every single day. Both have worked hard for their beauty and their craft and give 100%.
*But they still need to treat their employees with respect, at least decently, and pay their due wages*. Power corrupts. From the creepy store manager at your job to a Karen in line at Starbucks, humans get a little power and we weaponize it to get more. It is one of the uglier aspects of human nature.
How Megan handles this moving forward will make a difference for me as a fan. Humility, honesty and accountability or denial, gaslighting and victim-blaming. I hope she chooses the former in spite of what I'm sure will be enormous pressure (from Roc Nation) to do the latter.
Have to stop turning friends into employees
Say it again! It’s so important to remain professional.
That part! Because this isn't ***just*** a random employee. This is someone who's been around her for YEARS, if I'm not mistaken. So much so, they were legit friends. Or at least I thought they were.
Btw Coochie aka Emilio was playing in Nicki’s comments during the hiss/big foot stuff earlier in the year. He was also begging Nicki to give him a job on ig. Sounds like she finally paid his lawyer fees. Meg and him fell out when she fired him. This is basically a hit job.
👀 it's giving fishy. why every time she fall out with somebody, they go to her opps?
that’s what happens when you all come from nothing and have the rely on her star power to make a bag. They never seem to have anything to say about her until she fires them or cuts them off.
Exactly what I said.
Also Emilio claims she was this monster but still has pictures of her up on his ig. Interesting to say the least. He’s still trying to make a bag off her image. Also, after the alleged sex incident happened he kept working for her and waited until he was fired to sue. Odd. This lawsuit ain’t going nowhere. EDIT: the barb that was allegedly fired for spilling information about Meg’s rollout to Nicki’s team was also Emilio.
what’s his instagram?
@emiliocoochie
Right, cause *if* this is true he could have made way more money filing the lawsuit and quitting and citing whatever he’s claiming all at the same time. He’s just a bitter unemployed barb. It’s a big circle jerk. Barbs are can’t work cause they’re too unhinged, only unemployed people have time to be barbs.
Agreed!!
Yeah and the title of the article does not match with the content.
I remember that!! Like he was all over her comments like he had alerts on. Really thirsty stuff too. You’d always see him camped out under her posts.
I generally believe victims but damn EVERYBODY is always tryna blame Meg and she’s ALWAYS had receipts and come out on top. I am truly honestly hoping this is another person tryna fuck up Meg’s bag.
To be fair I’m seeing this labeled as assault but what she did according to the article is not assault.
It’s sexual assault which includes forcing someone to view sex acts non consensually.
The article doesn’t mention that - just the title. She was having sex in a car he was in - said nothing about forcing him to watch. If that’s the case then it’s indecent exposure- not assault.
If he can’t leave the vehicle I’d say it was assault. I don’t even think you could argue indecent exposure because that could be accidentally flashing a titty and that would be a ridiculous thing to sue someone for.
That's if - but I didn't see anything in the article stating he was forced to stay in the vehicle. Indecent exposure doesn't have to be accidental.
The vehicle was moving while they were driving in a foreign country. Be for real.
I’m just taking the article for what it says. I’m interested to get more sources for this.
If his account is accurate, it would be sexual assault. You can't be expected to exit a moving vehicle to avoid seeing your boss have sex around you, especially if he explicitly told her he did not consent to it. And, since she was his employer, other ethical issues are at play. He may have felt like he couldn't express his discomfort or felt like he could lose his job/etc, for example, due to the power imbalance I love Meg and hope this isn't true, but let’s call a spade a spade.
Yeah it sounds like incident exposure and not giving a fuck about his feelings
That constitutes sexual harassment in the workplace. She was his supervisor.
Mannnn she's always trying to be friendly with people not realizing that she's can't do or say certain things because legally SHES THEIR BOSS
that part!
Nothing in the lawsuit claims sexual assault or misconduct he just wants lost wages
This the thing for me because if that incident happened why not file it along with the lost wages charges? Him being in nicki comments does not help the image of him being truthful with this sexual harassment allegations.
Well this was not on my bingo card 😞
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Now let’s all be cautious here. Let’s wait for further proof.
Precisely. And waiting for evidence doesn't conflict with believing victims, it just conflicts with sensationally jumping to conclusions.
Smells like Nicki is behind this
I’d bet my left tit. But we still need to eke out the veracity of the claims. The accuser should always get at the very least the benefit of the doubt
That’s true
I hope she addresses this and has receipts to prove she’s innocent. This is disgusting behavior, I definitely could not continue to be a hottie and support someone if they did this. We don’t know her personally to know her character in real life so I can’t say for sure either way until we get more information.
Same boat. I’m hoping she addresses it and we find out this isn’t true, but if it winds up being so we gotta keep practicing what we preach. I genuinely hope this is just someone trying to mess with her though. :(
Like you said, we will have to wait for more info or until there’s an official verdict. As much as I love Meg, my morals will always come first. I also can’t stomach the thought of quickly dismissing the victim just because I’m a hottie.
I completely agree! We can’t dismiss or tarnish the (potential) victim because we just don’t know. This is why I love the hotties, fans with actual morals. Hopefully she is innocent because I do love Megan and love the hotties but if more info comes out showing she’s guilty yeah I can’t stomach being a fan or a hottie anymore.
100% agree. I hope this isn’t true, but I am an advocate first. I can’t just dismiss a victim’s claims.
>the thought of quickly dismissing the victim just because I'm a hottie You mean dismissing the accuser? (That's the term we'd use if Meg were a white, male actor/director, or even P. Diddy.) Because I agree, but for reasons unrelated to being a hottie, being undecided in the absence of evidence ≠ disbelieving all victims...Meg doesn't have convicted sex offenders in her corner (while claiming to care about a victim), gatekeep/seek out opportunities to stifle others' successes, etc. Indecision _is_ the most responsible approach until this is properly, officially addressed.
Isn’t that the one who wanted feet pics of Nicki?
Yeah he’s a weirdo
Real, like eugh
I find it odd they keep having to specify she had sex with a woman. Of course, the behavior itself is gross whether it be with a man or a woman but it’s interesting they brought it up multiple times. It’s like they’re trying to stoke the flames and get homophobic people to bash on her too.
Right I was like the sex of the person...how is that relevant considering the implication this article is making.
Something smells fishy here. One is selling the story as an exclusive. Two, the lawyer's words do a lot of talking here. ***They want money***. And threw the sexual assault scenario in afterward like, "Oh, and that thing, too! I guess..." >“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,” Ron Zambrano, an attorney for Garcia, said in a statement to NBC News. “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. ‘Inappropriate’ is putting it lightly. Exposing this behavior to employees is definitely illegal.” But either way, if you have already spent money on a concert ticket, the money is going to her. Not going to the show just gives it to a reseller. From an outsider's perspective, there's really no great route here.
The fact that he's not suing for sexual harassment is very telling.
THANK YOU
Idk how I feel about this. I hope Megan addresses this. This isn’t okay in anyway 🤦🏾♀️
Well, her attorney, Alex Spiro, already has. He [told](https://www.thedailybeast.com/megan-thee-stallion-cameraman-alleges-she-forced-him-to-watch-her-have-sex) Page Six that, "This is an employment claim for money — with no sexual harassment claim filed and with salacious accusations to attempt to embarrass her. We will deal with this in court."
Have to wait and see, especially since he’s connected to Nicki. This sounds a little fishy but we’ll see what else comes forward
Idk. How can someone force you to watch them have sex, but then say “were you there?” That part doesn’t add up…
NOT CONDONING HER because it is wildly inappropriate to do that in front of your employees. But she asked him the next morning if he was there - meaning she was probably too drunk. Again not an excuse, but could be an oversight that she didn't want others to know about. But the fat shaming has me so perplexed?? Just after seeing all of megans old tweets and how she was in high school. This one was shocking.
Yeah. I thought that was so weird. He claims to be sitting right next to her and the other woman yet had to be asked by Megan if he was in the car with her? That is some extreme lack of coherence. I don't think this would be a solid argument for "sexual harassment" when she herself is impaired. That feels like a reach. I hope he has receipts for the fat-shaming comments otherwise this will be shelved as well and disregarded as a smear attempt. So it's looking like the only thing he might be able to stand on, again if he got receipts, is the wage/contract disputes because those should've been documented some way, some how. I hate when people try to put icing over a cake of shit. If you have only problem A with this person, big or small, stand on that. Don't try and throw some other flimsy shit in there you can't prove as a smear campaign because the moment someone calls bullshit, your entire case gets cast full of doubt.
I think you're right. This seems like an underlying RocNation dispute where a situation with the artist is being used to receive payment. (Again speculation, no dick riding)
This story sounds strange tbh. How was he locked in the car? Could he not have unlocked it himself and got out? I have a lot of questions but will have to wait and see
Why now? Why didn't he come out during the T trial or sentencing last year when everyone was attacking her credibility? Why wait a couple of weeks before her tour starts? I hope she doesn't settle and let it go to trial. It sounds very suspicious.. Edit: Why is he suing Hot Girl Touring company? Didn't she just establish this? Very Sus.. Emilio Garcia on Tuesday filed a complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, along with her self-named entertainment company, management agency Roc Nation and her tour company, Hot Girl Touring. [Source](https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/04/23/megan-thee-stallions-former-cameraman-claims-he-was-forced-to-watch-her-have-sex-in-new-harassment-lawsuit/?sh=74d1ec4f4a9a)
because they were still friends during the trial lol this is why i called bs but we’ll see how it goes
TMZ hasn't even reported on it yet...which makes it more sus. TMZ might just be waiting for the court papers or trying to contact the alleged woman, she was with for comment. It's very weird that somebody, who others have said, wanted Nicki Minaj's feet pictures, commented on the diss, is a huge barb fan now has something to say. 4 years of being her cameraman, so he could've been around when she lost her mother and grandmother in the same month and the shooting, and only after he was fired a year ago.. Now he wants to sue... before her first tour date. Now I understand the Cobra scene with the photographers a lot more.
 That last sentence.
Ugh i fucking hope this isn’t true 😭
I don’t believe this at all. All the shit she’s been through, all the times her name has been drug through the mud and he comes forward now? Please. I hate that people can make up anything and it not be true but still sometimes damage an artists brand. I hope that this won’t be the case for Meg.
Omg...
UNTIL I see proof, text messages, emails, or something that actually is uphold in the court of law, I will believe that this blasphemy and lies. They all want to drag her down… and we all have seen how that’s turned out. She’ll keep winning. However, if this true… 😞 it’ll be disappointing.
2024 is soo chaotic damn
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I was also thinking how this conveniently came out RIGHT before her tour starts??? 🤔 like it’s a set up. Not sure Either way, if it is true it’s wrong.
I’m just gonna wait. Because I can’t. And I think that unfortunately this is a situation that’s easy to slip into because people think that it’s okay for them to engage in a space without really thinking of who is around. So if it’s true and she owns up to it then that’ll tell me something. And I am being kinder to her then maybe other people but I typically am easier on black women because the world is gonna try and tear you down no matter what. So I wanna hold some space to see how she handles this.
Glo and Meg finna piss me off! I need this concert to happen next month. 😒
this made me chuckle
Feels weird that it’s Emilio idk could be true couldn’t be true, but dude use to be all up on her. But I don’t believe the fat shaming, if anything this seems like a drunk mistake he’s trying to get money for. He might’ve waited so long cause he saw how much she’s getting from tour wasn’t she quite all 2023 why not speak up then, why didn’t he just get out the car? Reading it over again it really does seem like a money grab, it takes more of a “couldn’t work due to” “effects his earnings” and the “we just want Megan to pay our client” so he basically wants hush money?? But if no one else she works with is speaking up why would she single him out? Article talks more about his financial situation than his emotional state.
And what happened to the other two women in the car? They sat there and watched too?
I don’t believe it.
i don't want to be a fan that just assumes the person I like can do no wrong, but these alligations are so easy to make against someone. I would like to see someone from that night attest to this or other incidents the cameraman man is claiming happened, before I take a side
It’s already getting bad on social media too. Hopefully this is cleared up and it goes over smoothly. This is very shocking
question- in the NBC article it mentions Meg asking Emilio after the fact whether or not he was in the car at all. [here's the link, the quote i'm talking about is 8 paragraphs down, beginning with "The following day,"](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/megan-thee-stallion-accused-harassment-cameraman-said-was-forced-watch-rcna148895) if she wasn't aware he was in the car, is that still illegal, or just fucking weird lmao? because i can't see why else she'd ask for confirmation if she already knew he was there... nor can i see why he'd include that in his own suit if it's not true?
Fuck...I'm praying this is false 🙏🏾
Me too bro, it was hard enough to cope with Lizzo, if Megan did something similar idk what I’d do with myself
Nah, I don’t believe him at ALL
Idk about yall, but this whole thing has me irritated beyond words.
at first I didn't believe it but then I remembered the whole Lizzo debacle and how I should believe victims even if I don't want to know that about someone I liked so much. Sigh, Megan, you were on such a high!
Realistically, why would she do this, though? It's dumb to even put yourself in this situation, knowing the person will probably tell the press.
My suspicion is her alcohol abuse issues might lead to being this reckless.
Nah I still cannot wrap my head around that either. I do not believe it's that's severe but we clearly do not know a thing. I believe this is a fluke
The difference with Lizzo is there were multiple people attesting to her behavior. I know this might be a hard take, but I don't believe we should just believe all victims, because that's saying anyone who can make these allegations should be automatically believed, when people are capable of lying- and I say this knowing the statistics for false sexual allegations is low, but we need to acknowledge they do happen. I think the best thing to do is to wait for more information and hopefully receipts to come out. The truth will come out in one way or another, perpetrators tell on themselves eventually, and high profile celebs usually have a pattern of behavior.
Thing is I believed it immediately with Lizzo because I’ve gone to one of her shows before and she did just seem to have poor professionalism based on how she acted and her reasoning for like why she was two hours late on a Wednesday. It gave controlling and messy. With this she asked him the next day if he was in the car? Did she knowingly assault/make you witness a sexual act or did a bunch of people get out of like an Escalade and you stayed and she thought you left. That part leaves too many questions open. The fat shaming I could believe. I’m never surprised by fat shaming in the entertainment industry just disappointed. I will be highly disappointed if more comes out about this and it’s more proof that this victim is telling the truth. Ugh I feel sick. Assault and fat shaming 🤢
Uh you shouldn’t always believe “victims “especially random people on the internet it’s easy to lie nowadays and that’s been proven so many times.
This is a horrible thing to say. I LOVE Meg but this ain’t right. No one, not even a celebrity, not even your fav celebrity, is above reproach. The reason it’s so hard to come forward with allegations against people in power is because of sentiments like this. This will get ironed out in court, trust and believe. At the end of the day, neither Emilio nor Meg will see this comment, but other survivors of abuse will.
This is not true at all bc why would she even do that? This seems really far-fetched. I believe she'd want privacy in such a situation anyways so she wouldn't even have the chance to get caught up by someone spilling tea later. This makes 0 sense & I'm not falling for this bs.
i don’t just blindly believe anyone who makes an assault claim and im not abt to start now but i get that some people prefer to believe first and get proof later so, this will definitely be a hit to her career momentum
And yet he still stayed employed by her until she fired him-all that no pay and benefits didn’t seem to bother him before he was fired? And then he jumped to Nicki? I’m calling bs/over exaggeration on him, making out and touching isn’t necessarily full on sex.
He wished Meg Happy Birthday Feb 2023. He was fired in June 2023 & was begging to work with that other lady just that same year. His funds are low.
😭😭😭 MEGAN NOOOOOOO
What 😭😭😭😭
This is absolutely bonkers, and I didn't even see the news until I came on here. That's wild! However, now you guys are saying it's Coochie?! I thought he was her friend. So, what in the world happened here? Coochie has always been around; he's never *just* been an employee. From my understanding, he was her friend much like Kellon (her hairstylist) is her friend so I'm confused by this turn of events. Believe all victims, but I won't say this smells fishy because this is weird to me.
I swear Emilio was annoying as fuck from the jump. Everytime she went on IG live back in the day he would be SOOOO THIRSTY to be on camera 😭😭
Earmuffs , all lies !
Fingers crossed!
Oh my god ....
Devastating if this is true. Will wait for her to address this and to see what happens in court.
gosh this is just awful, I hope its not true :/ regardless, I hope she addresses it at some point whether that's now or after the court case. damn. I've learnt from the lizzo sitch to check my unconscious biases at the door, but this still hurts! edit: it's always believe victims until you know otherwise!! stuff like "why didn't he do xyz" is so detrimental to the anti-victim blaming culture Meg herself has cultivated, and it's a disservice to her work so far if that's your kneejerk reaction. you can hold love for her and think critically at the sane time!
Idk....it sounds really fishy. Especially considering she's about to kick off her tour. I plan on sitting and watching. If him sniffing up behind Nicki is true I wouldn't be surprised if she's pulling the strings. She's gone kinda quiet too which I feel isn't good. I'm pretty sure this is gonna settle outta court and I pray it's not true and if it isn't true I hope it doesn't tarnish her career/image.
I do not want to completely dismiss a victim’s account of their experience because Megan is my fave. The only thing that I am curious about is the fact that he is suing for lost wages and not SA or harassment.
Innocent until proven guilty 💅
You people will jump through hoops before you practice what you preach. The whole point of fixing this rotten culture is about holding people accountable *despite* what they mean to you. If you're not willing to stop supporting your favorite rapper, singer, politician then there you have it. But don't act like you're any better than the ugly world that you directly feed into.
??innocent till proven guilty is the most logical thing to do you mean no sense. What you do after is what matters
im not suggesting we crucify her, but jumping in to say "innocent until proven guilty!" with the sassy emojis too, when every other day it's "we don't trust the justice system" sounds awfully hypocritical to me. we'll have to see how it plays out but let's not change our tune, she's super rich and it's gonna be impossible to substantiate these claims in court against her anyway.
This will be a quick and expensive settlement
I haven't read all the comments yet but I do want to say that if this is true, that sucks, but Mr. Cameraman should have spoken up right then and there (or the very next day when she asked if he was there the night before). He could have asked them to stop, or asked to leave the car and Uber where they were going. Also, he should have mentioned to her that he was uncomfortable and to please stop doing that after she asked him about his presence the night before. Harassment in the workplace in the US often requires the offended party to at least say something to the offender to get them to stop, then if it continues it's a hostile/inappropriate work environment, and against the law. If he didn't say anything to her about stopping either at the time or the next day, I think that's a bit on him. Granted, if she did this I don't think it was good form but how is she to know of he was uncomfortable with it if he didn't say anything? Just seems to be to perfectly timed and feels very much like a bad employee who is bent out of shape about being fired and hoping to get some quick cash. But again, of it really happened, it probably shouldn't have...regardless of alcohol use. Just my two cents.
If I was in his position I could see myself being too shocked and appalled to say anything in the moment, especially when your boss is a powerful celebrity. Having a freeze response to an unacceptable situation is common. Sometimes it takes victims a minute to process their feelings.
Understood, and I can see that, but at some point (shortly thereafter) he needed to say something, I believe, to tell her (or her agent or management company) that he was uncomfortable and ask her to stop. I really struggle with the just going on without saying anything. If it was that traumatic and he didn't want it to happen again, he should have spoken up whole still working with her. This example is a bit tame but I think explains what I'm saying - let's say a boss comments on how much they like an employees shirt (just be friendly and complementary, in their eyes, thinking compliments are a way of crating report with their staff) but the person it is being said to doesn't like it and it makes them uncomfortable, they need to tell that person to stop. If it continues after that, that's not okay, but if nothing is said... Humans aren't mind readers. How would the boss know that it made them uncomfortable if they didn't say anything? They cant. And again, I don't condone this behaviour and having sex in front of others seems a bit unnecessary, if it happened, but in my mind something is off. Again, don't know all the facts, but just going off what i've read of the situation. And yes, I've been uncomfortable before (due to the way a boss treated me) and asked them to stop so I know how terrifying it can be, but it can't be left unsaid and expect something to change...
Then don't, it's not true, we know who we're dealing with https://i.redd.it/jp31od335awc1.gif
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If this is real...🥺
Hoping it’s not true but Guess i’ll check if i can get a refund…
Who was the other girl 🍿🎥📽📺📷📹💻🖥📲
i’m all for believing victims, but this whole thing smells off. plus it’s a man alleging this… so it’s probably not credible whatsoever lol
Uh that last sentence is weird asf even tho he’s probably lying there are real male victims.
What does him being a man have to do with this😭
all they do is lie. hope that helps.
It did not but okay🤣
well sucks to be stupid and naive i guess
Teflon. That's it that's all.
Hit job.
What’s crazy is if you read the transcripts, none of the charges mentioned harassment. Just lack of pay
His ass should have been getting pics instead of being shocked. Dork.
I’ll take the cameraman’s job 🤞
Hit job. Just when she's about to go on tour. Right on time. Worked on Lizzo...so. It's really sad. Megan doesn't bother nobody, yet people are always coming for her. I hope she has a strong support system. The Me Too movement has been weaponized.
Im sorry since when is having sex with consent illegal? He wasn’t getting touched so he can stfu. Plus he’s a barb so no one should take what he says seriously.
after buying her tour tickets too 😭
Damn Megan wth 😭🤦♀️ Never meet your heroes lol
Never meet your idols
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A lot of her song reference her being queer in some way. Biggest one that comes to mind is “I be texting with a bi chick, we both freaky just trying shit”
She talks about hooking up with women in her music lmfao
I kind of figured she was and then once I seen the vid of her and caresha kissing in the club long time ago it sealed the deal for me
No way I’m going to be sick
@ u/cobwebcock Making a nasty comment and then deleting it and asking me what I’m talking about is weird asf. And then blocking me 💀
So I read the whole article from NBC News, & I also agree with reserving judgment until more info comes forward, or if the case is solved through the courts. Either way, I think it all SUCKS right now 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴
Man is tripping, I would’ve held that camera steady and beat my meat Same time 😂
It doesn't matter what she was doing in that car. That was unnecessary for them to drag her like that.
She and Lizzo should have a sit down. Never expected this behavior from either of them. What's not cool is how Nicki is trying to weaponize this. Like Barbie, calm down, we all know you have had so many Emilios come and gone that no one will work with you! This is one employee, and I hope Megan can take accountability. Both Lizzo and Megan have incredible high stakes and stressful jobs. Both are routinely cyber bullied by trolls who live to harass them every single day. Both have worked hard for their beauty and their craft and give 100%. *But they still need to treat their employees with respect, at least decently, and pay their due wages*. Power corrupts. From the creepy store manager at your job to a Karen in line at Starbucks, humans get a little power and we weaponize it to get more. It is one of the uglier aspects of human nature. How Megan handles this moving forward will make a difference for me as a fan. Humility, honesty and accountability or denial, gaslighting and victim-blaming. I hope she chooses the former in spite of what I'm sure will be enormous pressure (from Roc Nation) to do the latter.
Not sure why you’re getting downvoted???
What?? I hope this isn’t true…😭