In 2021, Sabrina Peterson accused T.I. of pointing a gun at her head back, which she claims brought on emotional distress.
According to AllHipHop, T.I asked United States District Judge Fernando M. Olguin to dismiss the remainder of Peterson’s case against him. The Kill the King rapper, filed the motion on June 15, per the outlet. T.I’s counsel, J. Cameron-Banks, underscored that Peterson’s emotional distress claim is false, pointing to the plaintiff’s amended responses with no additional facts and her consistent returns to allegations from 2007 and 2014.
The claim stems from a July 2025 Instagram video in which the rapper encouraged followers to “not spread lies” and to “mind your business.” The Atlanta MC said at the time, “It’s a beautiful day to not spread lies and to not be negative. It’s a beautiful day, man, to mind your business.”
Peterson has argued that the post was directed at her and caused emotional harm.
T.I.’s legal team disagrees, arguing that the video never mentioned Peterson by name, did not tag her, and contained no direct reference to her. His attorneys also contend that only a handful of commenters connected the post to Peterson despite the video generating tens of thousands of interactions online.
They also argued the Instagram post doesn’t meet legal standards for actionable emotional harm.
The beginning of the battle
The current motion filing is the latest move in the years-long case between Peterson and T.I. The legal battle emerged in 2021 after Peterson accused T.I. of pointing a gun at her head back.
T.I. and his wife, Tiny Harris, denied the allegation, and Peterson later sued the couple for defamation, invasion of privacy, emotional distress, and other claims. Over the years, several portions of Peterson’s lawsuit were dismissed, and she was ordered to pay more than $96,000 in legal fees.
The rapper federally sued Peterson in 2024 for defamation alleging she falsely claimed on social media that he was under federal investigation for sex trafficking.
A judge has not yet ruled on T.I.’s latest request. If granted, it could eliminate Peterson’s last remaining claim in the ongoing case. The hearing over this dismissal request will reportedly take place on July 30.