Why did Misa Hylton sue Mary J Blige? Judge blocks the singer’s motion to move $5M lawsuit to business court

In April 2025, fashion designer Misa Hylton filed a lawsuit against singer Mary J Blige, which was worth $5 million. As per reports, the lawsuit was filed because Blige withheld rapper Vado’s finished album and forced him to no longer be in touch with Hylton. Blige allegedly wanted Vado to join her team instead.

Meanwhile, as per a report by AllHipHop, Blige wanted to take the lawsuit from a civil court to a business court, and her request was denied. According to Judge Suzanne J. Adams:

“The complexity of the case, the choice of law issues, and the amount in controversy do not warrant transfer to the Commercial Division.”

In the lawsuit, Hylton also wanted an injunction to be issued, which would prevent Blige from meddling in her business ventures. Reportedly, both parties wanted to settle the issues in private, but at one point, there was no response from Blige’s end, and hence, Hylton had to seek help from the court.

After Misa Hylton filed the lawsuit, Mary J Blige and her team reacted to it. According to Billboard, their statement was:

“Plaintiffs and their counsel appear to enjoy fabricating accusations that will be discussed in the press and on social media for the purposes of harassing defendants and trying to coerce a favorable settlement.”

Mary J Blige’s lawyers also said that Hylton and her lawyers had plenty of time to look into the issues, both before filing the case and after they received a detailed letter explaining why each claim was weak. Despite that, they chose not to drop the case and instead pushed it even further.

Mary J Blige on getting inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

In September 2024, Mary J Blige sat down with Sherri on the latter’s show, where she revealed that Blige was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. When asked how she felt about the news, Blige said:

“I feel amazing. I feel really good. I feel like I've done my job. I've done what I was supposed to do and you know in this music business in this industry and people are recognizing me you know recognizing my work my peers. So, I just feel good that on this level you know where I'm supposed to be, I'm being recognized.”

Speaking about how her friends reacted to the news, Mary J Blige said:

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“I mean everybody's so happy. That's what I love about my group, my group of friends. They really support me and they all want to come but I don't know if everybody can come you know.”

Speaking about her music career, Mary J Blige said music had been like therapy for her. It helped her deal with tough times and heal. She explained that she shared both her pain and her happiness through her songs. Making music wasn’t something she planned, but she felt she had to do it because she had no other way to let out her feelings.

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