Yvonne Nelson Wins Defamation Case Against Mona Gucci, Court Orders Her To Pay GH₵340K

• In 2021 Yvonne Nelson filed a defamtory suit against Mona Gucci demanding GH₵500,000 for defamation
• An Accra High Court presided over by Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay has passed judgement on the case
• Several Ghanaians on social media who saw read of the judgement shared their thoughts on the matter in the comment section

An Accra High Court presided over by Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay has delivered judgment on the defamation case between Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson and media personality Mona Gucci.

Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay delivered the judgement on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

The court ordered Mona Gucci to retract and apologise on the same platform on which she made the defamatory statements.

She also ordered Mona Gucci to pay a total of GH₵340,000. The breakdown of the damages she is to pay is GH₵250,000 for general damages, GH₵50,000 for exemplary damages and GH₵40,000 for Yvonne Nelson’s legal costs.

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In 2021, Yvonne Nelson sued Mona Gucci for GH₵500,000 for calling her a slay queen on Neat FM.

On May 26, 2020, Mona Gucci said:

⁠“Yvonne doesn’t show off, but she is a slay, because you know the slay queen: it entails a lot. We have both showing off and some contacts and people, who we know, that, the things that you do and the lifestyle you exhibit, someone is paying for you behind the scenes.”

Mrs. Victoria Barth represented Yvonne Nelson. Mona Gucci’s lawyer was Samuel Osei Sarpong. Yvonne Nelson filed the suit in 2021.

Netizens react to court judgement

YEN.com.gh collated some reactions to the video shared by @olelesalvador on X. Read them below:

@am_pending said:

“Unless she sells Gucci on her name to pay 🤣🤣🤣🤣.”

@akosua_amoabea wrote:

“Na Mona no ɔwɔ 340k?😭😭😭 n’ano ayi no ka paaa.”

@SamKwasiBoateng said:

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“I never knew calling someone a slay queen was defamatory.”

@BaafiBantama wrote:

“If Mona had just preceded with “allegedly” this would have saved GHC340,000 in her pocket!”

@edemnyavor said:

“It took 5 years to finish a defamation case 🤣🤣. No wonder AG wants to take money back than chasing long trials. Waste of resources.”

@SaintAugu5t wrote:

“Defamation case k3k3 5 years, Oral will take 50 years 😂.”

Source: YEN.com.gh