Ex Friend Pushes Back on T.I.and Tiny

Two months ago rapper T.I. and his wife Tiny Harris, filed a motion requesting that their former friend, Sabrina Peterson, pay their legal fees after having 5 out of 7 of her defamation of character claims dismissed [click here if you missed that]. 

Sabrina is pushing back...

From Radar Online

Rapper T.I. and his wife Tiny’s ex-pal Sabrina Peterson rushed to court to object to the couple’s demand she coughs up a six-figure sum to cover their legal bills — weeks after they successfully dismissed most of her defamation lawsuit.

According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, Peterson has asked a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to deny the recent motion brought by T.I. and Tiny.

As we first reported, the entertainers demanded the court order Peterson to pay them $164,650.56.

The request came after the court dismissed the majority of claims in Peterson’s lawsuit against the duo.

Peterson sued T.I. and Tiny in March 2021. She accused the two of smearing her name publicly after she spoke out about an alleged incident with T.I.

The entertainers argued that the statements Peterson sued over were not defamatory and were simply their opinion.

Last month, T.I. and Tiny scored a huge victory when an appellate court reversed a decision made by the lower court. The ruling dismissed 5 of 7 claims.

As a result of the victory, T.I. and Tiny demanded the $165k to cover their fees which they racked up defending themselves.

Now, Peterson asked that the motion be denied. She said the amount requested was inflated.

Further, she claimed the bill was not supported by proper invoices from T.I. and Tiny’s legal team.

“Their motivation for doing so is not a good faith effort to collect fees owed but is a Hail Mary attempt at disgorging all fees associated with this litigation from its inception. This request flies in the face of the order issued by the Court of Appeals, which awarded them fees based solely on the five counts on which they prevailed,” the motion read.

Peterson asked the court to deny or severely reduce the requested fees. A judge has yet to rule.