dolls infringed on the name, image, and likeness of the couples teen pop trio, theOMG Girlz.
asked rhetorically, referring to his stepdaughter Zonnique Star Pullins, a founding member of the OMG Girlz band.
you’ve got the option to hold them up to these pictures and see.
T.I. attends a Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop on Nov. 8, 2023 in Inglewood, CA.Monica Schipper/Getty Images/The Recording Academy
He said he was already rich and blessed.
I dont have to go out and scam and give a shot to manipulate the truth to receive money.
I have my own talent, I build my own brands.
I run my own companies, he testified Friday.
I find my time is more valuable than what I can receive from a lawsuit.
I have better stuff to do than be in a courtroom.
(Larian is of Iranian descent.)
complained about how he was treated during an eight-hour deposition, claiming he was subjected to a racist comment.
The deposition as I recall started with a bit of condescension.
Almost, how dare I even have the gall to present a claim against MGA.
Something very, you know it rubbed me the wrong way.
So, I probably, I took a tone, T.I.
His answer was aimed at defusing a deposition clip shown by MGAs lawyer during opening statements.
The clip showed T.I.
singing I dont know repetitively as a response.
The lawyer suggested T.I.
wasnt concerned with the details and facts of the high-profile case.
I have the perspective that if you aint laughing at life, youre missing the point, he said.
said Pullins was a teenager making more than $30,000 a year during the OMG Girlzs heyday.
He called that respectable considering the group had to pay all their own expenses before paying themselves.
Thats what plagiarism is, he said.
It could be a tough spot to be in.
dolls were an affiliated product.
Like her husband, Tiny denied staging a shakedown.
Im not here for a money grab.
I live very comfortably, me and my husband.
Its more about the girls.
I feel like the girls built a brand, and they work hard for it.
that she gave during the second trial.
admittedly once sought for his teen daughter Deyjah.
& Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle, that centered on the family strife that ensued after T.I.
I felt that it just was the opposite of empowering young women.
She mentioned allegations of sex trafficking, drugs, and raping employees and other women from different cities.
She said she learned about the allegations fromThe Shade Roomand two major radio stations in Los Angeles.
The musicians legal woes are well known to many fans and have involved allegations against Tiny as well.
AsRolling Stonepreviously reported, multiple women haveaccused the Harrises of sexual misconduct allegations the couple denies.
One accuser, an Air Force veteran, alleges in a pending lawsuit that T.I.
and Tiny sexually assaulted her in a hotel room in 2005.
