(Jamaica Observer) Prominent attorney-at-law Charles ‘Advoket’ Ganga-Singh, who is representing ska great Derrick Morgan in a defamation lawsuit, said that reggae star Ventrice ‘Queen Ifrica’ Morgan has been served by a process server. Ganga-Singh also added that the next stage of the defamation lawsuit can now proceed to the Supreme Court.
“Derrick Morgan’s daughter, Ventrice Morgan, has been properly served with the relevant documents and we will be pursuing this matter in court with the utmost rigour,” Ganga-Singh said.
The Lioness on the Rise singer or her legal representative now has 14 days to respond to the lawsuit.
Observer Online was able to get a copy of the affidavit of service.
“On Monday, October 14, 2024, at approximately 6:33 am, I served Ventrice Morgan at a popular gym,” the affidavit said.
“Ms Morgan was wearing a red blouse, red shorts, and a black waist trainer/back brace. I identified myself as ——– , a process server, and called out to her using the name Ms Ventrice Morgan. She responded affirmatively,” the report continued.
“I informed her that I had a claim form and particulars of claim in the matter of Derrick Morgan vs Ventrice Morgan. She responded with expletives, but I did not engage. I handed her the documents, which she accepted,” the report concluded.
In June this year, the family of Jamaican ska singer Derrick Morgan filed a defamation lawsuit against Morgan’s daughter, Queen Ifrica, alleging reputational damage for allegations she made against him in 2023.
Merrick Morgan, the son of the 83-year-old ska singer, confirmed that Queen Ifrica had been served and that he had instructed attorney-at-law Ganga-Singh to push ahead with the family’s wishes to pursue the matter.
“Now that she has finally been located after weeks of searching, we will be vigorously pursuing this case to clear my father’s reputation of these terrible, malicious and baseless allegations,” Merrick confirmed.
Derrick Morgan is suing his daughter for several allegedly defamatory statements, videos and interviews made on August 1, 2023. In the video in question, Queen Ifrica 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 with lurid details at Derrick Morgan’s Kingston residence.
Shortly after the video was published, Morgan’s lawyer sent a cease and desist letter to Queen Ifrica demanding its immediate removal. Instead, Ifrica published another video weeks later and proceeded to attack Derrick Morgan and make false statements about him on social media, the lawsuit alleges.