Prominent attorney Charles ‘Advoket’ Ganga-Singh, representing ska legend Derrick Morgan, has confirmed that reggae star Ventrice ‘Queen Ifrica’ Morgan has been officially served in a defamation lawsuit.
According to Ganga-Singh, a process server delivered the legal documents, allowing the case to proceed to the Supreme Court.
The “Lioness on the Rise” singer, or her legal team, now has 14 days to respond to the lawsuit, which stems from allegations Queen Ifrica made against her father in 2023.
The lawsuit, filed in June by Derrick Morgan’s family, claims that Queen Ifrica’s public statements caused reputational damage to the 83-year-old Jamaican ska singer. Merrick Morgan, Derrick’s son, confirmed the recent development, stating that the family had instructed Ganga-Singh to move forward with the case.
“Now that she has been located after weeks of searching, we will vigorously pursue this case to clear my father’s name from these terrible, malicious, and baseless allegations,” said Merrick.
The lawsuit alleges that Queen Ifrica made several defamatory statements, including videos and interviews, in August 2023. In one video, she detailed her estranged relationship with Derrick Morgan and recounted an incident from her childhood. Despite a cease and desist letter demanding the removal of the video, Queen Ifrica released a follow-up video, which the lawsuit claims contained further attacks and false statements against her father.
Derrick Morgan later dismissed the allegations on Instagram.
“Queen I Freak Ya, you are a disgrace to the Morgan family,” he wrote in a post. “You are a wealth of lies and accusations, that is why our lawyers are on the case.”
Morgan also highlighted a 2017 interview where Ifrica discussed the inspiration behind the song, emphasizing her admission of wanting to write about incest due to its prevalent impact on people she personally knows.
His sons, Courtney and Merrick, had also defended him on various platforms, including on Ifrica’s pages.
The case is now poised to move forward, as Queen Ifrica faces legal proceedings in Jamaica’s Supreme Court.
