Let The Love & Hip-Hop Lawsuits Begin! Memphitz Sues Mona Scott-Young and Viacom

September 4th, 2012 - By Brande Victorian

Source: Baller Alert

“Love & Hip-Hop,” the show, may be over, but the drama that erupted during the series is far from done. Following the conclusion of the two-part reunion last night, Memphitz Wright has filed a lawsuit against Viacom International, Inc.; NFGTV, Inc.; and Monami Entertainment, LLC, claiming that they have defamed his character running K. Michelle’s account of abuse from a former relationship. Viacom is the parent company of VH1, of course, and Monami Entertainment is “Love & Hip-Hop” producer Mona Scott-Young’s own company.

A press release from Memphitz’ reps, MediaHunter PR, states:

Wright is suing the named Defendants for approximately one dollar per viewer per show for damages that stem from the defamatory statements and denigrating actions of cast member Kimberly Michelle Pate p/k/a “K. Michelle”.

According to Attorney Conti J. Moore, Esq., whose practice is based in Orlando, Florida, “Ms. Pate has taken full advantage of society’s tendency to accept claims of domestic violence as always being true, even in the absence of proof.  The only abuse that actually occurred is the malicious and calculated pattern of vicious lies Ms. Pate has assailed for the purpose of fabricating a compelling story line in an attempt to ruin my client’s name.”

Atlanta based Attorney Alcide L. Honoré, Esq. maintains that, “even the most ridiculous statements when repeated frequently become true in the minds of many.  Ms. Pate’s preposterous claims, which include allegations that Mr. Wright mismanaged funds and caused her career to ‘flop’, have been adopted as truth by many followers of the popular VH-1 reality series.”

Wright maintains that the suit is not about revenge but is instead about defending himself and his professional reputation from the malicious false and misleading statements made about him on the popular VH-1 reality show.

“My family and I have suffered tremendously while VH-1, Monami Ent., and the other companies provided a worldwide platform for K. Michelle to repeatedly assassinate my character. The filing of this suit is to compensate for the irreparable damage that has been done to my reputation and to deter these companies from doing such future harm to others.”

“Domestic violence is an issue of serious nature, often having grave consequences for true victims with whom we all sympathize.  However, it is unconscionable for one to play on the sympathies of the masses by levying false accusations of such heinous acts against an innocent party, simply for the sake of entertainment or for purported career advancement. After reviewing the evidence in this matter, we are prepared to litigate this case to the fullest extent of the law to seek justice for our client and to restore his name and professional reputation.”

With an average of $3.5 million viewers per show, Memphitz is looking to get seriously broke off, the problem is I’m not sure he really has a leg to stand on. Though K. Michelle did say she was abused, she never mentioned anyone’s name. Memphitz name only got brought into the picture when other people started putting two and two together and mentioning his name and Toya Wright’s. Memphitz also somewhat outed himself when he went on Instagram after the first episode aired and said:

 As I was installing the Teeth, T**ties, & A** you’re Flaunting, I forgot to tell you about the Growing Nose I threw in Pinocchio. Lol. @kmichelle I made you. -Mr. Gepetto

Perhaps he should have kept that low blow to himself.

I’m sure K. Michelle is wishing she’d gone ahead and pressed charges back when this domestic abuse allegedly happened. Things have spun completely out of control with nothing more than word of mouth to go on.

What do you think about Memphitz’ lawsuit?

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  • http://twitter.com/MadameGigglez Bubblez

    So why is he just filing this? if it were THIS serious he should have done so when the episodes aired. It was all over the media, so how could he not have heard about it until now?

  • n.o

    my opioin k should have gotten evidence saved of the beating with pictures and dates of this taken place in which i believe her… i do believe in the court of law they do not go on hear say but i do believe her story……. i do think he will win the law suit because slander of his name which is evidence….

  • MimiB

    Uhhhhhh….who is he?

  • Tamz

    He messed himself up with that Instagram post, IMO. She never mentioned his name like we all said and NO ONE would probably know who K. Michele was referring to until other people mentioned him. He doesn’t need to have a seat, he needs to have a lawnchair. _________/

  • Tisha

    He’s only suing because people was wondering why he was not suing in the first place if it was not true, you outed yourself Memphitz along with your wife. Sit Down!

  • Ms. Esq

    Ok I’m a lawyer and some things that have been stated are incorrect.

    First, I don’t know what state the lawsuit was filed in–I”m thinking New York if Mona is there but I know Viacom is based there.

    Second, it doesn’t matter that K. Michelle didn’t say his name. Under common law, defamation is communication of a statement that makes a claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may give an individual a negative or inferior image. It is also disparaging statements made by one person about another, which is communicated or published, whether true or false. Under these legal principles, K. Michelle did make claims that were implied to be factual.

    Also Memphitz has already denied the claims in public so one part of his lawsuit is denying that the domestic violence is true because as his attorney stated above there is an absence of proof. So I think that’s the angle they are going to take.

    The other things that he is suing these companies about are K. Michelle’s claims that he mismanaged her money and made her career flop. There are too many defenses to defamation to discuss in this comment. However, the burden will be on the other side to defend against that allegation.

    A couple of other things, it doesn’t matter that he waited until the show was over to sue. The statute of limitations is for a limited period of time but in some states it starts running as soon as the comments are stated. And the statute of limitations could run from anywhere to one year or more.

    Memphitz isn’t suing K. Michelle directly but the companies for airing her claims. He is doing it because they have deeper pockets among other reasons. I have an idea what the companies’ defenses will be but I won’t be surprised it this ends up being settled.

    • Yay!

      Thank you for the legal explanation. I work in news media. KMs allusions to Memphitz always struck me as a potential defamation case. She’s spent so much time trying to validate her story, which as you mentioned will likely never play out in court because of time passed, she might have inadvertently violated his rights… Smh… What a mess!

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