Metro Boomin has been discovered not liable in a lawsuit that accused him of sexually assaulting a girl virtually a decade in the past.
The hip-hop superproducer (actual identify Leland Tyler Wayne) was discovered not responsible on all 4 counts of rape and sexual assault, with a Los Angeles jury rapidly reaching the decision on Thursday (September 25).
“I’m grateful and grateful to God that I can lastly put all of this nonsense behind me,” Metro, 32, wrote in an announcement on Instagram following the decision.
“Based mostly off of how I deal with others and symbolize myself, by no means in 1,000,000 years would I’ve thought I might be accused of such a disgusting and heinous act.”
The swimsuit was filed final October by a 39-year-old girl named Vanessa LeMaistre, who claimed that Metro Boomin raped her in a Beverly Hills resort room in 2016 after she fell unconscious.
LeMaistre claimed to have been given a shot of liquor and half a Xanax bar earlier than waking up in a mattress and discovering Metro sexually assaulting her.
The girl additional alleged that the incident resulted in her falling pregnant and getting an abortion. Her lawsuit additionally accused Metro of taunting her over the alleged assault by his music “Rap Saved Me” with 21 Savage, Quavo and Offset, which accommodates the lyrics “She took a Xanny, then she fainted” and “She drive me loopy, have my child.”
In his assertion, Metro celebrated his authorized victory but additionally hit out at his accuser and her legal professionals for dragging his identify by the mud, hurting his profession and “losing” each his money and time.
“In the present day I took a victory in court docket however in actuality there’s a lengthy record of losses I stacked up on this year-long technique of clearing my identify and repute,” he vented.
“The trauma my household and I’ve endured throughout this darkish interval can by no means be forgiven. I legally adopted my youngest brother and sister and am energetic of their lives and at their colleges, so simply think about what they’ve been by in a time the place virtually any child from the age [of] 9 and up has entry to a wise cellphone or pill.”
Metro continued: “I’m disillusioned not solely within the plaintiff however the janky legal professionals who made the acutely aware determination to tackle this swimsuit, although it was evident way back that these claims had no legs or advantage and wouldn’t find yourself going wherever.”
