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Rapper T.I. and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, secured a massive $71 million payout in their lawsuit against the maker of the popular L.O.L. Surprise! Dolls.
Spotted on TMZ Hip Hop, the “U Don’t Know Me” crafter and his wife got richer after a jury sided with them in their lawsuit against toy company MGA Entertainment following a week-long trial.
According to the lawsuit, the couple claims MGA Entertainment violated the intellectual property rights of their now-defunct girl group, OMG Girlz, which also featured Tiny’s oldest daughter, Zonnique Pullins.
Per TMZ Hip Hop:
The jurors reportedly agreed that “L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. dolls” infringed on the trade dress and misappropriated the name, image, and likeness of the all-female group that T.I. and Tiny formed in 2009.
At trial, T.I. and Tiny zeroed in on 7 dolls MGA promoted that they argued had the identical appearance of their OMG Girlz during “very specific public events,” including the image and likeness of Tiny’s oldest daughter, Zonnique Pullins.
Following the decision, Tiny, along with OMG Girlz members Bahja “Beauty” Rodriguez, Breaunna “Babydoll” Womack, and her daughter Zonnique “Star” Pullins, celebrated the massive legal victory that earned them $17,872,359 in real damages and $53,616,759 in punitive damages.
The victory doesn’t necessarily end the beef with MGA. According to Forbes, the company can still appeal the decision.
So, this victory could be short-lived, with all parties heading back to court.
It’s also a big win for the couple who found themselves as the subject of a sexual assault lawsuit earlier this year.
$71 million is a lot of money. We are curious about what the couple does with it, barring MGA not appealing the decision.
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High-profile figures in Hip-Hop continue to be hit with sexual assault accusations. In the latest, rapper T.I. and his wife, R&B singer Tiny, have been sued for sexual assault and sexual battery in Los Angeles.
TMZ reports that the couple have been sued by a Jane Doe who claims that she was drugged after meeting in a nightclub. The woman claims her drink was spiked before she was taken to a hotel where they allegedly engaged in a threesome, per her lawsuit.
The Jane Doe claims she was a member of the U.S. Air Force and located in L.A. around 2005 when she met a man named “Caviar,” who allegedly worked for T.I. and Tiny, at a party at the late rapper Coolio’s home. According to the lawsuit, although T.I. and Tiny never made it to the party, Caviar relayed that they should all meet the next day at a nightclub in Los Angeles.
However, the woman claims it was all a setup.
Reports TMZ:
The woman says she ordered 2 Amaretto sours on her own, before Tiny allegedly handed her another drink … one from which she never saw Tiny sip, and which the woman also shared with her friend.
When T.I. decided to leave the club, the woman claims he asked her to ride with Tiny and him … while her friend would ride with “Caviar,” who said they were all going to the same place.
But, that’s not how it played out, allegedly … in the suit, the woman says 2 other women she didn’t know got in an SUV with Tiny, T.I. and herself, and all 5 of them ended up in a hotel room — but Tiny kicked out the other 2 women, because one was flirting too much with T.I.
And then things took an extra sordid turn, allegedly.
Once it was just the 3 of them … she alleges Tiny took her into the bathroom, where she took off both of their clothes and then a naked T.I. joined them and they all got in the shower.
Afterward, she claims she was starting to feel lightheaded and extremely dizzy, and T.I. told her to go to the bed. While he watched some porn, she alleges he handed her massage oil and demanded she give him a rub down. Eventually, Tiny joined them and allegedly pinned the woman on her stomach and began rubbing and grinding her naked body on the plaintiff.
While that was happening, she alleges T.I. penetrated her vagina with his toe, and she told him “no” as she tried to push him away. According to the suit, he got up and said he was going to get a condom — but the plaintiff says she went to the bathroom to vomit. She claims T.I. mockingly laughed at her and said, “Are you alright? Looks like you in last place.”
The plaintiff claim that she woke up the next morning with her vagina in pain. She is suing T.I. & Tiny for sexual battery, assault, negligence and false imprisonment.
The Harris’ vehemently deny the charges.
“On the heels of positivity, negativity always rears its ugly head,” said T.I. and Tiny in a joint statement to TMZ. :This plaintiff has been threatening to file this lawsuit for THREE years. For THREE years, we have emphatically and categorically denied these allegations. For THREE years we have maintained our innocence and refused to pay these extortionate demands for things we didn’t do. For THREE years, we’ve maintained the same position while the claims in this story have changed time and time again. Our position is clear… We are innocent of these fake claims, we will not be shaken down, and we look forward to our day in court.”
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Like father, like son. King Harris is not only following his daddy, T.I., regarding his career choice but is also part of the veneers gang. Unfortunately, he is getting clowned for his new chompers.
King Harris was happy to debut his aggressively big new teeth last week and was immediately met with jokes. We are sure he didn’t think his father would be one of the so-called “haters” cutting up about his new grill.
Spotted on HipHopDX, the rapper, now aspiring comedian, joined by fellow comedians K Dubb, Jayski, and Ronnie Jordan, sat down for an interview with DJ Diamond Kuts on Saturday (August 19), and his son’s latest dental surgery was part of the conversation.
Per HipHopDX:
“Aye, look man. The man said he wanted his teeth done, he put his paper up, stacked his money, and he went and got his teeth done,” he began. “I respect and admire and celebrate the actual process he went through to get them done. And so when I seen him, I was congratulatory. I was like, ‘Hell yeah, man. They white!”
K Dubb interjected and said: “When I seen them, I said he had teeth like Garfield,” which caused the whole room — including T.I. — to erupt in laughter.
“So, I said, ‘They white, man. They nice!’ ‘Cause the dentist did do a good job,” the Grand Hustle general continued. “I’m giving him props, and his momma walk in, and the first thing she say, ‘Why the hell is they so damn big!’”
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The Jokes About King’s New Teeth Keep Coming
The jokes didn’t stop there. After the room was finished laughing, one of the other comedians took the opportunity to crack a joke hilariously, saying they were King’s father’s teeth.
“But what y’all [gotta] understand, he’s a growing boy, he gon’ grow into them!” the “U Don’t Know Me” rapper added.
The laughs returned in full force when Dubb hilariously called Tip’s son “Teeth Keef” and “Teeth Sweat,” both are clever plays on music artists Chief Keef and Keith Sweat.
Having heard enough, King’s sister came to his defense, telling the folks in the room, “Don’t talk about my brother like that.”
King had time for the people talking about his shiny new veneers, clapping back in a video response, “Aye, I gotta make this video for the big teeth trolls, man,” he said in an Instagram video. “Aye bro, listen, calm down, bruh. Your bitch ain’t going nowhere. She still gon’ be there. I don’t want her.”
Twitter; oops, X users have been going in with the jokes. You can see those reactions in the gallery below.
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