Ice Spice Faces Deposition Over 20K Wig Company Debt

When you’re a major recording artist, most courtroom appearances happen on the red carpet or in gossip columns, not in Manhattan depositions. But rapper Ice Spice — whose legal name is Isis Gaston — is about to change that equation. Court documents reveal she’s scheduled to sit for questions under oath this September as part of an ongoing lawsuit with Thee Bella Brand LLC, a wig company that claims she owes them serious money.

Here’s the drama: Thee Bella Brand says Ice Spice agreed to purchase 25 custom-made wigs for around 20K but ghosted on payment. That’s bad enough, but they’re alleging she also trashed the wigs on social media, which they claim torched their business reputation. The company is now seeking more than 400K in damages, including lost business opportunities and punitive damages for the public shade. Ice Spice has denied the allegations, but the case has been grinding through the courts since the lawsuit was filed last year.

This deposition marks a turning point. It’s not a verdict or a settlement — but it’s definitely more serious than the initial filing. The September deposition will include Ice Spice plus two other witnesses as both sides continue gathering evidence. The court has also set a January 2027 discovery deadline and scheduled settlement conferences in September and December, meaning there’s still a window for the two sides to work out a deal before things get uglier.

What makes this particularly interesting is the gap between the initial debt and the damages being sought. Twenty thousand dollars for custom wigs is substantial, sure, but jumping to over 400K in claims signals real frustration from the brand about how this fallout has rippled through their business. Whether Ice Spice and Thee Bella Brand find common ground in those settlement talks, or whether she ends up facing that under-oath grilling, this case is a reminder that social media callouts can carry real legal consequences — especially when money’s involved.

Unless a deal gets done, we’re headed toward a full trial battle that’ll keep this wig war alive well into next year.