Megan Thee Stallion tries to block deposition of Roc Nation boss in ongoing label dispute

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Megan Thee Stallion is trying to stop her label from deposing Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez as part of an ongoing legal battle.

1501 Certified Entertainment wants to question Perez under oath in her guise as the rapper’s manager.The current legal dispute between 1501 and Megan Thee Stallion – real name Megan Pete – relates to whether or not she has fulfilled her obligations to the label in terms of releases.Under her record deal she is obliged to deliver three albums to 1501.

Pete reckons she has done that, but 1501 argues that the second album she delivered – 2021’s ‘Something For Thee Hotties – didn’t qualify as a proper album as defined in her record contract, because it was basically a compilation of archive recordings and previously released freestyles.As that dispute goes through the motions, 1501 has requested a deposition with Perez, so they can ask her questions under oath.

But in a new legal filing, Pete’s lawyers argue that there aren’t sufficient legal grounds to force the boss of their client’s management firm to subject herself to any such questioning.There are some principles in US law that make it harder to demand depositions with senior executives at big companies when those senior executives are actually somewhat removed from the specifics of a dispute, even though their company is involved.