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T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris are continuing to apply pressure on their former friend Sabrina Peterson who owes them almost $100,000.
Peterson owes the Harrises the almost six-figure sum since she tried and failed to sue the couple for defamation, with the court ruling she must pay their legal fees.
In new court documents obtained by In Touch, T.I. and Tiny are seeking $1,000 per day until the outstanding debt is settled.
The couple’s lawyer wrote: “Despite this court’s repeated orders that [Peterson] pay [T.I. and Tiny] their statutory attorneys’ fees and costs, [Peterson] has continuously and willfully refused to do so.
“Her blatant noncompliance with the orders not only demonstrates a disregard for the authority of this court but also imposes an unfair and ongoing financial burden on [T.I. and Tiny], who have been forced to expend additional resources to recover the attorney fees to which they are rightfully entitled.”
Peterson originally sued T.I. and Tiny in 2021 for defamation after the couple hit back at her accusations that they had drugged and sexually abused multiple women.
Peterson also accused the Atlanta rapper of once holding a gun to her head in front of her kids.
The lawsuit included a total of seven causes of action, including trade libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress, but five of these were dismissed, leaving only defamation and invasion of privacy.
T.I. and Tiny are no strangers to a legal fight having recently been awarded $71 million after winning an intellectual property lawsuit against toy brand LOL Surprise! OMG.
The complaint was the couple’s third attempt at suing MGA Entertainment over their line of fashion dolls, which they claimed copied the appearance of their teen pop group OMG Girlz.
The ruling found that seven of the dolls in the product line copied the likeness of the group, which also featured Tiny’s daughter Star who testified during the hearing, as did her bandmates.
“We did this for the city. We did this for the culture,” Tiny said outside the courthouse in California after the verdict was delivered.
She continued: “It was a fight. It was a hell of a fight. We couldn’t be more happy.”
T.I. told Rolling Stone after the victory: “I think justice was served. I think it’s a testament to the relentlessness and resilience of my wife, daughter and nieces.
“We’re just happy we were able to come out on top and fight for creatives and our intellectual property that large corporations seem to think is just public domain and free for all to come and grab and use.”
