A deep dive into the defamation Complaint filed by content creator Levi Trumbull reveals a systematic pattern of alleged unprofessionalism and calculated escalation by the Defendant, Ava Grace May. The lawsuit filed on 12/8/2025, now pending in the Baltimore County Circuit Court, painstakingly documents the steps taken by Ms. May (also known as Ava Luna May) that led to her publishing severe, and allegedly false, criminal accusations.
The investigation begins with the facts of the initial professional engagement in August, 2024. The Complaint alleges that Ms. May, despite her “wannabe” status in acting and singing, failed to adhere to basic professional standards, improperly retaining Mr. Trumbull’s $100 advance and business property. Mr. Trumbull’s response—filing a legitimate small claims action—was a measured, legally appropriate step. The Complaint emphasizes this was a responsible citizen utilizing the law.
The controversy was then allegedly resurrected and inflamed by Ms. May months later with the release of the song “Astral Stalking.” Recognizing the spiraling narrative, Mr. Trumbull made a decisive, documented attempt to de-escalate, sending the good faith email titled “The High Road” on September 13, 2025 before releasing an “opinion video” about her on September 15, 2025. This email explicitly pleaded with Ava Grace May to choose maturity over “publishing vengeful songs or TikTok’s.” The Complaint alleges she did not respond to this offer of peace.
The climax was the public defamation on September 15, 2025, when Ms. May allegedly branded the YouTuber as a “stalker” and “harasser” on Instagram Stories. These are not trivial insults; they are slanderous criminal accusations (defamation per se).
However, the Complaint’s most powerful investigative finding is Ms. May’s own staggering lack of credibility. Her alleged admission less than 12 hours later that the Plaintiff’s “Opinion Video” “did not hurt” her and was “hilariously bad” shatters any defense that her accusations were genuinely motivated by fear. The lawsuit contends that this proves her criminal claims were a brazen, cynical maneuver—a manufactured unrealistic scenario designed for attention rather than a truth rooted in distress. This is a severe indictment of Ava Grace May’s conduct, proving the accusations were allegedly published with a reckless disregard for the truth.
Monday, Jul 6, 2026
