T.I. Suing Former Friend for Defamation

Last week the defamation of character lawsuit filed against rapper, T.I., and his wife, Tiny Harris, by their former friend, Sabrina Peterson, was delayed after Sabrina was held in contempt for failing to pay nearly $100k in T.I. & Tiny's legal fees after most of her claims were tossed out [click here if you missed that]. 

Now T.I. is suing Sabrina for defamation...

From TMZ

T.I. is suing Sabrina Peterson for defamation over 3 years after she sued the rapper and made damning allegations about him ... including a claim he once held a gun to her head.

In new court documents obtained by TMZ ... T.I. claims he and his family ended their friendship with Sabrina, saying she wasn't a "positive" influence to be around.

The rapper alleges Sabrina felt spurned by this decision and, in turn, became obsessed with him and his family ... prompting SP to harass and threaten them by posting "false" and "baseless" accusations about them on social media.

T.I. says Sabrina's posts about himself and his family are defamatory and uploaded in the sole interest of harassing his loved ones.

The rapper says he isn't the first person to be victimized by Sabrina's online behavior ... claiming others have successfully sought legal protection from her alleged antics.

T.I. is seeking unspecified damages ... claiming he has suffered from her actions.