The entertainment industry is no stranger to drama and controversy. Most recently, Megan Thee Stallion, renowned for her sassy lyrics and empowering presence, is facing allegations from a photographer who claims he got wrongfully fired. The Grammy winner and Mean Girls actress is being sued by her former personal cameraman for allegedly creating a hostile and “abusive work environment”.
It is alleged that the rapper’s former employee was forced to witness her intimate acts with another woman. Does this imply that the photographer was fired unfairly for refusing to engage in the explicit act?
Anyway, Stallion, on the other hand, flatly denied the allegations, with her lawyer claiming it is an “employment claim” for monetary compensation.
Analyzing the Fallout: Megan Thee Stallion Harassment Allegations
Records obtained by NBC News reveal that rapper Megan Thee Stallion is being sued by her former cameraman for harassment and for allegedly creating a “hostile, abusive work environment”. According to Emilio Garcia, who spoke with NBC, he was employed by the Traumazine hitmaker from 2018 to 2023.
He sued the hip-hop artist, claiming that she had forced him to see her have s*x with a woman while they were stuck in a moving car in a foreign country. In an interview with NBC News, he discussed the event in more detail and stated:
“I felt uncomfortable. I was kind of frozen, and I was shocked. At kind of just be the overall audacity to do this right, right beside me.”
The former worker claimed that he felt “degraded” as a result of the incident. He also stated in the lawsuit that he had received different treatment from the rapper after the car incident.
In the lawsuit (read it here) that was filed on Tuesday in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Garcia claimed that following the alleged event, Stallion had reprimanded him, told him “do not ever discuss what you saw”, and mistreated him in various ways.
Garcia claimed that following that, she called him a “fat b*tch”, fat-shamed him, and said that he should “spit his food out”. He said that he was surprised to hear these things from “someone who advocates about loving your body”, and that the working conditions had become “intolerable” due to the “severe or pervasive” harassment.
Garcia’s filing stated that his pay was impacted in addition to the treatment, which exacerbated the situation. Along with a general decline in work requests from the rapper, he claimed he was demoted from a monthly flat rate to being paid per task.
Megan Thee Stallion’s Response to Harassment Allegations
As the controversy flared up, a number of people may have started to cast doubt on the photographer’s story and the motivations behind his accusations. Megan Thee Stallion, 29, on the other hand, quickly addressed the situation and vehemently denied the photographer’s claims, as her attorney, Alex Spiro, told Page Six:
“This is an employment claim for money — with no s*xual harassment claim filed and with salacious accusations to attempt to embarrass her. We will deal with this in court.”
Emilio Garcia also claimed he thought about resigning from his position but that before he could do so, the rapper’s record company, Roc Nation, fired him on her behalf (via NBC News). He alleged in his lawsuit that he was incorrectly labeled as an independent contractor and lost out on health benefits as a result.
According to the lawsuit, working for Megan Thee Stallion has caused him to experience “mounting anxiety, depression, and physical distress”.
Stallion is going to have to deal with Garcia’s lawsuit for a range of unspecified damages. What truly transpired between the rapper and her former employee will eventually become clear with time. After all, in a world saturated with gossip and scandal, the truth is frequently more elusive than it appears.
