Megan Thee Stallion was accused of sexual harassment and of creating a hostile work environment by her former cameraman Emilio Garcia. The photographer filed the lawsuit on April 23, 2024, at the Los Angeles County Superior Court against Stallion and her companies Hot Girl Touring LLC, Megan Thee Stallion Entertainment, Inc., and Roc Nation. According to court documents obtained by multiple outlets, Garcia pointed to an alleged 2022 incident involving him and the “Hot Girl Summer” rapper while they were in a car. He accused her of forcing him to watch a sexual encounter between her and an unidentified woman.
Learn more about the lawsuit against Megan Thee Stallion below.
Why Is Megan Thee Stallion Being Sued?
As first reported by NBC News, Garcia alleged he was trapped inside a moving vehicle in Spain next to Stallion while she had sex with a woman in June 2022. Per Garcia’s lawsuit, he claimed Stallion told him not to “ever discuss what you saw,” then subsequently berated and fat-shamed him, allegedly calling him a “fat bitch.” Moreover, he pointed out that he was left “embarrassed, mortified and offended throughout the whole ordeal.”
Garcia added in the lawsuit that the “harassment was so severe or pervasive” that it perpetuated a “hostile, abusive work environment,” making his “working conditions intolerable.”
While speaking with NBC, Garcia noted he “felt uncomfortable” following the alleged sexual incident, adding, “I was kind of frozen, and I was shocked. At kind of just be the overall audacity to do this right, right beside me.”
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Garcia also claimed that he wasn’t paid correctly throughout the duration of his employment. He alleged that he was mislabeled as an independent contractor, leaving him without healthcare and overtime pay. Additionally, he alleged that he wasn’t given breaks or any rest periods while working under the “Not My Fault” artist.
Who Is Emilio Garcia?
Garcia was Stallion’s personal cameraman. He began working for the Texas native in 2018. In 2019, the videographer quit his job to work for her in a full-time capacity. After airing his employment grievances to her, Garcia was fired in June 2023, per his lawsuit.
Did Megan Respond to the Lawsuit?
Through her lawyer, Alex Spiro, Stallion responded to Garcia’s lawsuit. She plans to fight his claims in court.
“This is an employment claim for money — with no sexual harassment claim filed and with salacious accusations to attempt to embarrass her,” Spiro said in a statement to Page Six. “We will deal with this in court.”
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