Megan Thee Stallion’s former cameraman sued her for harassment and making a hostile work surroundings in Los Angeles County on Tuesday (April 23). Emilio Garcia claimed Megan compelled him to observe her have intercourse with a girl whereas he labored for her.
In response to NBC Information, Garcia grew to become the rapper’s cameraman in 2018 and began working full-time for her in 2019. The sexual incident allegedly occurred once they traveled to Ibiza in June 2022.
Garcia stated he was caught in a automotive with Megan when she began having intercourse with a girl subsequent to him. His lawsuit famous he “couldn’t get out of the automotive because it was each shifting, and he was in the midst of nowhere abroad.”
“I felt uncomfortable,” Garcia instructed NBC. “I used to be type of frozen, and I used to be shocked. At type of simply be the general audacity to do that proper, proper beside me.”
Megan allegedly instructed Garcia, “Don’t ever focus on what you noticed,” per his lawsuit. The cameraman additionally accused her of fat-shaming him. Garcia’s lawyer stated he suffered from “mounting nervousness, melancholy and bodily misery stemming from the poisonous work surroundings.”
Garcia continued working for Megan till June 2023. Garcia stated he was handled in a different way after the Ibiza journey. He acquired fewer bookings following a change in the way in which he was compensated. His lawsuit cited alleged violations concerning his misclassification as an impartial contractor.
“Megan simply must pay our shopper what he’s due, come clean with her conduct and stop this kind of sexual harassment and fat-shaming conduct,” Garcia’s lawyer Ron Zambrano stated. “Emilio ought to by no means have been put able of getting to be within the car along with her whereas she had intercourse with one other girl. ‘Inappropriate’ is placing it evenly. Exposing this conduct to staff is against the law.”
Garcia sought greater than six figures in his lawsuit. Megan has not commented on the allegations.