T.I. & Tiny's $71M OMG Girlz Lawsuit Judgment Facing Huge Slash

T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris’ lucrative lawsuit victory against doll brand LOL Surprise! and their owners MGA Entertainment could be slashed by a significant amount.

While the toy giant were originally ordered to cough up a staggering $71 million after being found liable for infringing upon intellectual property rights, a judge is considering cutting the awarded amount by 75 percent.

In a new filing, Judge James Selna floated the prospect of reducing the amount payable to the Harrises to just under $18 million, a reduction of over $53 million.

This would be because Selna believes there is not enough evidence that MGA operated in bad faith and therefore to warrant punitive damages.

The judge has still yet to make a final decision in the case and according to journalist Meghann Cuniff, said: “There’s a lot to contemplate. I want to put this down for a couple days, and I want to come back to it fresh from the top.”

Update: Judge Selna has not finalized his order! He might change his mind! This is why he issues *tentative* orders before hearings.

“There’s a lot to contemplate. I want to put this down for a couple days, and I want to come back to it fresh from the top,” the judge said. https://t.co/jyE2pO8SEn

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) January 7, 2025

T.I. and Tiny’s lawsuit against MGA accused them of copying the likeness of their girl group OMG Girlz.

The ruling found that seven of the dolls in the product line copied the likeness of the group, which also featured the couple’s daughter Star who testified during the hearing, as did her bandmates.

In addition to celebrating their eventual victory, T.I. criticized MGA in an interview with Rolling Stone after the case reached its conclusion.

“[They were] trying to paint me as the bad guy when really, they were the [bad] ones,” he said. “They were the ones that came and ripped us off, and [they] expected us to not have the audacity to stand up and speak for ourselves.”

The Grand Hustle general added: “That kind of condescension comes from when you’re not really in touch with the reality of culture after you’ve gone so long kind of having it your way and nobody really standing up and speaking against you.”

He also accused the toy giant of using “bully tactics” during the legal dispute.

MGA had frequently denied allegations of copyright infringement, claiming the dolls were not based on the recently reunited girl group and through their attorneys attacked T.I. and Tiny for pursuing the lawsuit, even labeling the couple “extortionists.”