Queen Ifrica-Derrick Morgan Defamation Suit Moves Into ‘New Phase’

The case management conference in the defamation lawsuit pitting reggae star Queen Ifrica, whose real name is Ventrice Morgan, against her father, ska great Derrick Morgan has been adjourned to July 17th in the Supreme Court.

Queen Ifrica, the defendant, has retained counsel, Seymour Stewart, for the case.

Charles ‘Advoket’ Ganga-Singh, who is representing the ska great, told DancehallMag that “the case was moving into a new phase”, and that he would comment when there was more information available.

The Morgan family is intent on clearing the name of the family’s patriarch, Derrick Morgan.

In June 2024, the family of Morgan, filed a defamation lawsuit against Morgan’s daughter, ‘Queen Ifrica’, alleging “reputational damage for false allegations” she made against him in 2023.

According to the defamation suit, she made several allegedly defamatory statements, videos and interviews 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 allegations described a specific incident at Derrick Morgan’s Kingston residence which has befuddled the family, friends and neighbors of Mr. Morgan. Shortly after the video was published, Morgan’s lawyer sent a cease-and-desist letter to Queen Ifrica requesting its immediate removal and apology.

Instead, Ifrica published another video weeks later with hyperbolic allegations attacking Derrick Morgan and making false statements about him on social media, the lawsuit alleges.

“We have always embraced her as part of our family and for her to do this has left us dumbfounded as it has potentially damaged our father’s stellar reputation,” Dr. Courtney Morgan, another son of the ska legend, said.