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<p><strong>T.I.</strong> and <strong>Tameka &#8220;Tiny&#8221; Harris</strong> have <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/brianna-grier-lawsuit-hancock-county-sheriff-office-patrol-car/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lost a lawsuit</a> against a toy company over the likeness of the company&#8217;s LOL Surprise Dolls to the couple&#8217;s musical group OMG Girlz.</p>
<p>On Friday (May 26), a jury ultimately ruled in favor of MGA Entertainment after a 10-day trial and only a few hours of deliberation. <em>Law 360</em> reports that the couple had sought<a href="https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1682224" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> $100 million</a> in damages.</p>
<p>The jury found that MGA Entertainment&#8217;s OMG Dollz didn&#8217;t infringe on the trademark or misappropriate the name or likeness of the couple&#8217;s <strong>OMG Girlz</strong> rap group, which featured T.I. and Tiny&#8217;s daughter, <strong>Zonnique</strong> <strong>Pullins</strong>, and was co-owned by the Atlanta rapper.</p>
<p>Lil Wayne&#8217;s daughter Reginae Carter and sisters Bahja and Lourdes Rodriguez were also group members.</p>
<p>Friday&#8217;s ruling marks the end of a fierce legal battle that included accusations of extortion and racism.</p>
<h5 style="text-align: center;">RELATED: <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/judge-declares-mistrial-in-t-i-tinys-lawsuit-against-toymaker-omg-dollz-for-stealing-stepdaughters-likeness/?_gl=1*6q0egn*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTcyMDY5MDkxNy4xNjg1NDUwMjEy*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY4NTQ1NTI1Mi4yLjEuMTY4NTQ1NTI2NS4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Judge Declares Mistrial In T.I. &; Tiny&#8217;s Lawsuit Against Toymaker MGA Entertainment Over Popular LOL Surprise Dolls</a></h5>
<p>Tip did say he respects the jury&#8217;s verdict, but his wife described the outcome as &#8220;horrible.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>“It’s horrible, but whatever,” Tiny told Law360 after the ruling. “(I&#8217;d) hear what the jurors have to say,” Tip added.</p></blockquote>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">MGA Entertainment CEO Says He &#8220;Feels Great&#8221; After Validating Verdict</h3>
<p>Meanwhile, MGA&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer Isaac Larian said he &#8220;feels great&#8221; and added that the verdict validates his claims that the suit was &#8220;a shakedown.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>“I’m glad they came back with this verdict so fast,” Larian told the outlet.</p></blockquote>
<p>Tiny formed the OMZ Girlz teen pop girl group back in 2009. In January, she sued MGA for allegedly stealing the group&#8217;s likeness for its L.O.L Surprise OMG Girls dolls.</p>
<p>The couple claimed that in 2010, MGA announced its plan to launch a line of dolls modeled after the OMG Girlz. However, according to the lawsuit, it could not secure the necessary licensing agreements and refused to negotiate compensation.</p>
<p>The dolls eventually hit shelves in 2019.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Verdict Comes Months After Mistrial Where Judge Ruled Against Cultural Appropriation Argument</h3>
<p>Judge James V. Selna, who presided over T.I. and Tiny&#8217;s lawsuit, <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/judge-declares-mistrial-in-t-i-tinys-lawsuit-against-toymaker-omg-dollz-for-stealing-stepdaughters-likeness/?_gl=1*6q0egn*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTcyMDY5MDkxNy4xNjg1NDUwMjEy*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY4NTQ1NTI1Mi4yLjEuMTY4NTQ1NTI2NS4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared it a mistrial</a> in January.</p>
<p>Selna said their &#8220;cultural appropriation&#8221; argument was &#8220;immaterial and impertinent&#8221; to the actual legal issues in the case and could not be made in front of jurors.</p>
<p>The mistrial was ruled after MGA Entertainment argued the cultural appropriation accusations had ruined their opportunity for a fair trial.</p>
<p>T.I. and Tiny attempted to persuade the jury that the dolls exemplified &#8220;cultural appropriation and outright theft of the intellectual property.&#8221; They also accused the toy company of stealing the look of &#8220;young multicultural women.&#8221;</p>
<p>At the time, the toymaker said they were disappointed with the mistrial outcome. It added that diversity &#8220;has always been a key value&#8221; at MGA.</p>
<blockquote><p>“Diversity has always been a key value,” MGA said following January&#8217;s mistrial. “We are disappointed that the trial was cut short, but look forward to vindicating our rights in the next trial.”</p></blockquote>
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