Last year, Metro Boomin was sued by a woman who claimed that the hip-hop producer raped her in 2016. The case went to trial this week, and a Los Angeles jury has now found that Metro Boomin is not liable on the four causes of action against him, according to Rolling Stone.
The woman who filed the complaint is named Vanessa LeMaistre, and she sued Metro Boomin for battery, sexual battery, and multiple violations of California’s civil codes. In court, she testified that she decided to file the lawsuit after a therapy session involving ayahuasca in Peru in 2024. “I recall being instructed from the medicine that this is the root of your issues for the past 10 years, this incident with the defendant,” LeMaistre said, according to reporter Meghann Cuniff. “This is the root of continual trauma and pain and suffering, and that I needed to address this, seek justice and contact lawyers.”
Metro Boomin vehemently denied in court that he sexually assaulted LeMaistre, and he claimed that his sexual encounters with her were consensual. “For someone to come out of the blue with something like this, someone I haven’t seen in, like, a decade, like, it’s beyond insulting,” he testified, according to Meghann Cuniff.
When reached by Pitchfork, Michael J. Willemin, an attorney for LeMaistre said, “Though the legal system is often stacked against survivors, our client showed unwavering fortitude throughout this trial. We are disappointed in the outcome, but are proud to represent Ms. LeMaistre and believe that the verdict will ultimately be overturned on appeal.”
Pitchfork has also reached out to Metro Boomin’s lawyers and representatives for comment.
