US EditionYoung Thug Supports Metro Boomin at Civil Rape Trial in Los Angeles
Vanessa LeMaistre alleges Metro Boomin drugged and raped her in 2016; she seeks $3.4 million to $3.7 million in damages while he denies all claims as trial proceeds.
- On Tuesday , the civil trial opened at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Los Angeles, where Vanessa LeMaistre accuses Metro Boomin of raping her in 2016; the trial is expected to end by Friday .
- Following an Ayahuasca therapy session in Peru, Vanessa LeMaistre says she decided to sue eight years after the alleged 2016 incident because the medicine showed her she needed to seek justice.
- LeMaistre alleges that on the night in question Metro Boomin gave her half a Xanax pill and a shot of liquor, leaving her unconscious in a Las Vegas hotel room where she was raped and later became pregnant and had an abortion.
- Metro Boomin has consistently denied the claims and testified he did not sexually assault LeMaistre on Wednesday, while Lawrence Hinkle called the suit a 'classic celebrity shakedown' and attorneys for Vanessa LeMaistre sought a mistrial over contested opening statements.
- The trial has attracted celebrity attention as Vanessa LeMaistre seeks $3,400,000 to $3,700,000 in damages, with Young Thug supporting Metro Boomin during the proceedings.
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The Source |Metro Boomin Civil Trial Begins Over 2016 Sexual Assault Allegations
Here we go. Another day, another civil trial. But this one is disturbing. Super producer Metro Boomin appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday, September 24, as a civil… The post Metro Boomin Civil Trial Begins Over 2016 Sexual Assault Allegations appeared first on .
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Metro Boomin’s Accuser Pushes For Mistrial In Sexual Assault Case
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Vanessa LeMaistre, the woman suing music producer Metro Boomin for sexual assault, is now asking for a mistrial. She says Metro raped her in 2016 after she passed out at his studio from drinking alcohol and taking Xanax. Metro denies everything, saying they had consensual sex and accusing her of making up the story while on an ayahuasca trip. He calls the lawsuit a “celebrity shakedown.” In court, both Metro and h…
Lil Wayne Mentioned in Metro Boomin Civil Trial
Lil Wayne has gotten sucked into the ongoing Metro Boomin sexual assault civil trial. On day two of the proceedings in Los Angeles, both the plaintiff, Vanessa LeMaistre, and Metro Boomin brought up the rap icon. LeMaistre testified that Lil Wayne’s 2011 hit “How to Love” was about her, claiming they dated for ten months. The court also heard that she once stated in an interview that Wayne fathered her late son, though the judge later dismissed …
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