Prolific music producer Metro Boomin has been accused of rape in a brand new lawsuit.
The 31-year-old, whose give identify is Leland Wayne, is being sued by a lady who alleged he sexually assaulted her after she consumed alcohol and a Xanax to assist her address the demise of her nine-month-old son.
Vanessa LeMaistre filed the lawsuit and claimed she was residing with melancholy on the time she met Wayne throughout a visit to Las Vegas within the spring of 2016, based on TMZ which obtained the authorized doc.
LeMaistre alleged that the producer and songwriter then invited her to hang around with him at a music studio in Los Angeles the place she claimed he misused codeine in opposition to the recommendation of his pals.
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It was on that night time that LeMaistre mentioned she took half of a Xanax capsule and a shot of liquor to assist her address the demise of her toddler. She mentioned she blacked out and when she regained consciousness, she was in a mattress in a distinct location and in addition alleged she discovered Wayne to be having intercourse together with her and performing oral intercourse.
Wayne reportedly instructed LeMaistre they have been in a lodge room in Beverly Hills however she had no recollection of how she received there.
The lady later discovered she was pregnant and mentioned the newborn was Wayne’s as a result of she had not had intercourse with anybody else. LeMaistre terminated the being pregnant in 2016.
She additionally alleged that Wayne referred to the alleged rape the next yr in a tune he featured on known as “Rap Saved Me,” and featured rappers 21 Savage, Offset, and Quavo. The lyrics which LeMaistre mentioned allegedly check with the incident included, “She took a Xanny / Then she fainted / I am from the gutter … ain’t no altering.”
LeMaistre is suing for unspecified damages for psychological ache and anguish and punitive damages.
Newsweek contacted Wayne’s representatives and lawyer by electronic mail on Wednesday morning for remark.
Wayne’s lawyer, Lawrence Hinkle, denied the allegations within the lawsuit.
“This can be a pure shakedown. These are false accusations. Mr. Wayne refused to pay her months in the past, and he refuses to pay her now. Mr. Wayne will defend himself in court docket. He’ll file a declare for malicious prosecution as soon as he prevails,” Hinkle instructed TMZ.
Wayne started his producing profession when he was 16 years outdated and has labored with the likes of The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Future and Kendrick Lamar.
He has been nominated for 3 Grammy Awards, and just lately made headlines when he joined within the heated feud between rappers Drake and Lamar.
Wayne appeared to facet with Lamar and releasing an instrumental version of the diss track, “BBL Drizzy” in Might which performed on rumors that Drake had the beauty surgical procedure process often called a Brazilian butt carry.
