In a copyright infringement lawsuit, Atlanta rapper T.I., his wife Tiny Harris, and the OMG Girlz have won a significant legal battle against MGA Entertainment, the company responsible for the O.M.G. Dolls. In September 2024, they triumphed in their case, but the presiding judge later raised concerns regarding the $53.6 million awarded in punitive damages.
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Recently, U.S. District Court Judge James V. Selna issued a preliminary order expressing doubts about whether such a large sum was justified, citing insufficient evidence of MGA’s bad faith. Fortunately, that decision has now been reversed.
According to journalist Meghann Cuniff, the judge has officially upheld the jury’s award. As a result, T.I., Tiny Harris, and the OMG Girlz will receive $53.6 million in punitive damages and $17.9 million in actual damages, totaling $71.5 million. The lawsuit alleged that MGA Entertainment engaged in “cultural appropriation and outright theft” by using the likenesses of the OMG Girlz—consisting of Tiny’s daughter Zonnique Pullins, Bahja “Beauty” Rodriguez, and Breaunna “Babydoll” Womack—for their line of collectible dolls. T.I., Tiny, and the OMG Girlz’s legal team argued that MGA’s O.M.G. Dolls were modeled after the popular girl group, forming the basis of the copyright infringement claim.
