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MGA Entertainment Inc. v. Clifford T.I. Harris et al

  1. January 25, 2023

    Barred Testimony Sparks Mistrial In IP Battle Over OMG Dolls

    An intellectual property battle between hip-hop moguls T.I. and Tameka Harris and toymaker MGA Entertainment over its O.M.G. Dolls collection ended in mistrial Wednesday after a California federal judge found that "shortcomings" on everyone's part, "including the court," led to jurors hearing inadmissible statements from a witness who said people steal from Black communities.

  2. January 24, 2023

    MGA Seeks OMG Dolls Mistrial Over Cultural Theft Testimony

    MGA Entertainment moved for a mistrial Tuesday in its intellectual property fight with T.I. and Tameka Harris over its O.M.G. Dolls collection after the musicians' lawyer played California jurors video testimony of a witness who complained that people often "steal" from Black communities — a subject the judge had ruled inadmissible.

  3. January 20, 2023

    Tiny Harris On Stand Walks Back Claim MGA Sought Doll Deal

    During her second day on the witness stand in California federal court over her intellectual property dispute with MGA Entertainment Inc., singer-songwriter Tameka "Tiny" Harris walked back a key allegation in her counterclaim that MGA made a line of dolls based on her pop group OMG Girlz even after seeking — and failing — to secure a licensing deal.

  4. January 19, 2023

    'So Blatant': Tiny Harris Says OMG Dolls Stole Her Group's IP

    Singer-songwriter Tameka "Tiny" Harris told a California federal jury Thursday that she is the "mastermind" behind the pop group OMG Girlz, and that the style of MGA Entertainment Inc.'s line of OMG dolls is a "blatant" theft of the group's image and name. 

  5. January 18, 2023

    MGA Stole IP From Rapper T.I.'s OMG Girlz For Dolls, Jury Told

    A lawyer for rapper T.I. and singer-songwriter Tiny Harris on Wednesday told a California federal jury during opening statements in their intellectual property suit against MGA Entertainment Inc. that the toymaker illegally stole style ideas for a doll line from the OMG Girlz, a pop group the married musician couple helped create.