The family of Jamaican ska singer Derrick Morgan has filed a defamation lawsuit against his daughter, popular reggae singer Queen Ifrica, for allegations she made against him in 2023.
Merrick Morgan, the son of the 83-year-old ska legend, confirmed they have retained attorney-at-law Charles Ganga-Singh in Jamaica. The lawsuit was filed on June 12, 2024, in the Supreme Court of Jamaica, seeking damages for the harm done to Derrick Morgan’s reputation.
Documents obtained by Observer Online show that Derrick Morgan is suing his daughter, real name Ventrice Morgan, for several allegedly defamatory statements, videos and interviews made on August 1, 2023.
“The defendant made several defamatory statements, videos and participated in several interviews hurling defamatory comments about the claimant, published such defamatory statements, videos and interviews and made said defamatory statements available to the public for posting, reposting, republication,” the document said.
“Consequently, the claimant has suffered serious injury to his character and reputation, incurred financial loss and damages.”
Allegations on social media
In August, via social media, Queen Ifrica alleged that her father had sexually violated her several years ago.
She revealed that as a child, she had an estranged relationship with Morgan due to issues surrounding her mother. However, as an adult, she attempted to reconnect with him.
Queen Ifrica described a specific incident where the alleged rape occurred, at his Kingston residence.
“Inna the hours, mi go to bed and go lay down pon the bed. Mi father never ready to go to bed yet, and the next thing mi wake up to inna the hours is mi father a penetrate me. Mi wake up inna the hours to mi father trying to penetrate me sexually; hold mi down inna the bed and have sex with me and tell me seh him wife nah have no sex with him, so, him haffi do it with me,” she said.
The singer further disclosed that the traumatic incident motivated her to pen the 2009 hit song “Daddy,” which addresses incest.
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.
Read: Derrick Morgan retains lawyer to pursue defamation case against Queen Ifrica
