Outstanding lawyer Charles ‘Advoket’ Ganga-Singh, representing ska legend Derrick Morgan, has confirmed that reggae star Ventrice ‘Queen Ifrica’ Morgan has been formally served in a defamation lawsuit.
In response to Ganga-Singh, a course of server delivered the authorized paperwork, permitting the case to proceed to the Supreme Courtroom.
The “Lioness on the Rise” singer, or her authorized crew, now has 14 days to answer the lawsuit, which stems from allegations Queen Ifrica made in opposition to her father in 2023.
The lawsuit, filed in June by Derrick Morgan’s family, claims that Queen Ifrica’s public statements triggered reputational harm to the 83-year-old Jamaican ska singer. Merrick Morgan, Derrick’s son, confirmed the latest improvement, stating that the household had instructed Ganga-Singh to maneuver ahead with the case.
“Now that she has been situated after weeks of looking, we’ll vigorously pursue this case to clear my father’s title from these horrible, malicious, and baseless allegations,” mentioned Merrick.
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The lawsuit alleges that Queen Ifrica made a number of defamatory statements, together with movies and interviews, in August 2023. In a single video, she detailed her estranged relationship with Derrick Morgan and recounted an incident from her childhood. Regardless of a stop and desist letter demanding the elimination of the video, Queen Ifrica launched a follow-up video, which the lawsuit claims contained additional assaults and false statements in opposition to her father.
Derrick Morgan later dismissed the allegations on Instagram.
“Queen I Freak Ya, you’re a shame to the Morgan household,” he wrote in a put up. “You’re a wealth of lies and accusations, that’s the reason our legal professionals are on the case.”
Morgan additionally highlighted a 2017 interview the place Ifrica mentioned the inspiration behind the track, emphasizing her admission of wanting to write down about incest on account of its prevalent influence on folks she personally is aware of.
His sons, Courtney and Merrick, had additionally defended him on numerous platforms, together with on Ifrica’s pages.
The case is now poised to maneuver ahead, as Queen Ifrica faces authorized proceedings in Jamaica’s Supreme Courtroom.
