The St. Louis rapper, born Janae Wherry, could owe as much as $5 million in a default judgment after failing to respond to a lawsuit filed by the grandmother of one of her children, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. A judge has not yet ruled on the request.

What is Nicole Barnes accusing Sexyy Red of doing

Nicole Barnes, the paternal grandmother of one of Sexyy Red’s two children, claims the rapper posted her Missouri home address online and pushed her millions of followers to show up and force their way inside. Barnes says the fallout forced her to leave her own home for safety. She filed the lawsuit in March 2025, and according to the filing, the conflict stemmed from beef between Sexyy Red and her child’s father that had nothing to do with Barnes herself.

Why is a default judgment even on the table

Default judgments happen when a defendant fails to respond to a lawsuit within the legal deadline. According to the motion filed in July, Sexyy Red missed her June deadline to answer the case, and lawyers for Barnes say she also dodged standard attempts at being served with legal documents, which eventually required serving her through a newspaper notice instead. Barnes’ attorney said earlier in the case that his side tried to resolve the matter informally, but that Sexyy Red’s legal team treated the complaint as a joke before realizing how serious it had become.

Has Sexyy Red responded to the allegations

Yes. Her attorney, Jason Lampert, told TMZ that the claims in the case are baseless and without merit, and that Sexyy Red plans to fight the lawsuit in court. That response came after the story broke, and it stands as her only public pushback so far.

What we still do not know

Sexyy Red herself has not addressed the lawsuit personally, and the court has not ruled on whether the $5 million default judgment will actually be granted. It also remains unclear what led to the alleged beef between Sexyy Red and her child’s father that Barnes says put her in the middle of the situation in the first place. Court filings do not name the father directly, and no criminal charges have been reported in connection with the incident.