US EditionMetro Boomin Found Not Liable in Sexual Battery Case
A Los Angeles jury rejected all four sexual assault claims against Metro Boomin after a brief deliberation, clearing the producer of liability in the 2016 incident.
- On Thursday, Sept. 25, a Los Angeles jury found Metro Boomin , a Grammy-nominated producer, not liable on all four causes of action after about an hour of deliberation.
- Vanessa LeMaistre filed the October 2024 lawsuit alleging a 2016 encounter in Las Vegas and Los Angeles where she blacked out after ingesting half a Xanax and alcohol and sought more than $3 million in damages.
- On the witness stand, Metro Boomin testified the encounters were consensual and vehemently denied assault while supporters including Young Thug watched from the gallery.
- In a post-verdict statement, Metro Boomin said, `Today I took a victory in court but in reality there is a long list of losses I stacked up in this year long process of clearing my name and reputation.`
- Observers say the outcome underscores hurdles for plaintiffs in civil cases, as Michael J. Willemin said the legal system is often stacked against survivors while the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed an active criminal investigation.
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Jury Acquits Metro Boomin of Rape and Battery Charges
Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty Metro Boomin, the chart-topping producer behind hits for Kanye West, The Weeknd, Drake, and countless others, has been cleared of sexual assault allegations in Los Angeles. According to Rolling Stone, the jury reached its decision quickly, finding Metro—whose real name is Leland T. Wayne—not liable on four separate claims of rape and sexual battery. “I’m grateful and thankful to God that I can finally put all of this…
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The Daily GazetteMetro Boomin, found not liable in rape lawsuit, eager to leave 'this nonsense behind'
Metro Bomin says he is 'grateful and thankful' that a civil court jury found him not liable of sexually assaulting a Los Angeles woman nearly a decade ago.
Metro Boomin found not liable in sexual battery case
Metro Boomin has been found not liable in a sexual assault lawsuit raised against him. The case was brought up against the Atlanta producer and songwriter (real name Leland Tyler Wayne) last October. In the filing, a woman named Vanessa LeMaistre sued him for an alleged rape back in 2016. She claimed that Wayne gave her Xanax and alcohol in a recording studio in Los Angeles, and that she later woke up in a nearby hotel to find him raping her whi…
Metro Boomin Speaks Out After Being Cleared of Sexual Assault Claims In Civil Trial | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Metro Boomin is thankful after his civil trial for sexual assault claims. The 32-year-old producer was accused of sexual assault against plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre, who claimed he drugged and raped her in 2016, which resulted in an unplanned pregnancy. Now, after a civil trial in Los Angeles, a jury of eight found the producer, whose real name is Leland Wayne, not liable for the sexual assault on Thursday (September 25). Keep reading to find ou…
Metro Boomin Found Not Liable in Civil Sexual Assault Trial: 'Relieved That the Truth Came Out in Court'
The Grammy-nominated producer was sued in October 2024 by a former friend who claimed he raped and sexually assaulted her in 2016Prince Williams/WireImage Metro Boomin in Atlanta on Sept. 14, 2025NEED TO KNOWMetro Boomin was found not liable in a civil sexual assault trial"I never thought I would ever have to do anything like that," the Grammy-nominated producer told Rolling StoneIn October 2024, Metro was sued by a former friend who claimed he …
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