Metro Boomin accused of rape leading to abortion in lawsuit

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Says a woman Metro Boomin raped her, resulting in a pregnancy and abortion, in a new lawsuit. Vanessa LeMaistre is suing the hip-hop producer for battery and sexual battery, among other charges. She filed her lawsuit in California on October 29, TMZ first reported this. An attorney for Metro, born Leland Tyler Wayne, denied the “false allegations” to TMZ. According to her lawsuit, LeMaistre first met Metro in 2016 and became close to him after the death of her nine-month-old son, considering him “her friend.” She claims that Metro gave her a shot of alcohol at his studio one day after she took half a Xanax, causing her to pass out. She claims she woke up on a bed with Metro raping her. LeMaistre later learned she was pregnant, she says, but she hadn’t had sex with anyone else. She claims she had an abortion because she “couldn’t maintain any semblance of her declining mental health” during her pregnancy.

LeMaistre’s lawsuit cites a number of Metro’s past tweets that “demonstrate his flippant attitude toward sexual assault and the drugging of women.” The lawsuit also cites the song “Rap Saved Me” by Metro and rappers 21 Savage, Offset and Quavo. released in October 2017. In the chorus, 21 raps, “She took a Xanny, then she passed out,” and later says, “She’s driving me crazy, have my baby.” The lawsuit says the rules were “heinous” to LeMaistre after the incident. Lawyers for LeMaistre said in a statement that Metro’s messages and texts “explicitly outline his intentions to harm women.” They added: “These are more than just words, and it is time he is held accountable for his manipulative tactics and unacceptable behavior.”

The lawsuit comes during a record year for Metroafter earning back-to-back No. 1 albums with Future for We don’t trust you And We still don’t trust youalong with the song “Like this” featuring Future and Kendrick Lamar, which spent three weeks at number 1. The producer is expected to receive a number of Grammy nominations next week and will perform at Rolling Loud Miami in December.

Metro’s attorney told TMZ that the case was “a pure shakedown,” and claimed that LeMaistre had previously reached out for payment. “Sir. Wayne will defend himself in court,” his lawyer added. “He will file a claim for malicious prosecution once he is victorious.” In response, an attorney for LeMaistre told Vulture, “Making defamatory comments will not help Metro Boomin’s case, and we look forward to proving Ms. LeMaistre’s claims in court and ultimately before a jury.”