Grammy-nominated producer Metro Boomin has not been discovered liable in his sexual assault case, in response to Rolling Stone.
It didn’t take lengthy for a Los Angeles jury to achieve a verdict of not responsible on all 4 costs of rape and sexual battery alleged by Vanessa LeMaistre that would have seen Metro Boomin do some severe jail time.
“I’m grateful and grateful to God that I can lastly put all of this nonsense behind me. Based mostly off of how I deal with others and characterize myself, by no means in one million years would I’ve thought I could possibly be accused of such a disgusting and heinous act,” Metro stated in an announcement following the decision.
“In the present day I took a victory in courtroom however in actuality there’s a lengthy checklist of losses I stacked up on this year-long technique of clearing my title and status,” he continued. “The very great amount of time and money wasted, coupled with the incalculable amount of cash and alternatives that didn’t make it to me or my workforce throughout this time. This has been a really troublesome time for me and my household.”
Metro Boomin Stood Agency In His Innocence
The 32-year-old producer doubled down on his innocence, including, “From the start I’ve stated these allegations had been false and that I might not be part of a shakedown. She attacked who I’m as an individual and the way I used to be raised, and I couldn’t let her get away with that. I might by no means do what she accused me of to anybody. I’m deeply grateful to my authorized workforce, my family members, the jury, and everybody who stood by me. I’m relieved that the reality got here out in courtroom.”
A Breakdown of The Allegations
LeMaistre sued the producer born Leland T. Wayne in October 2024. She claimed the 2 met one another whereas on a 2016 journey to Las Vegas, the place she claims she was out and in of consciousness after taking a shot of alcohol and ingesting half of a Xanax bar, which she stated helped deal with the passing of her son.
She stated Metro Boomin claimed he not too long ago broke up along with his girlfriend, they usually bonded over their despair.
LeMaistre claimed she awakened in a mattress in one other location with Wayne performing sexual acts on her as she battled to remain acutely aware.
Weeks after the alleged assault, she came upon she was pregnant and had an abortion.
Wayne dropped a tune titled “Rap Saved Me” with 21 Savage and Migos’ Offset and Quavo, and on it he rapped, “She took a Xanny, then she fainted” and “She drive me loopy, have my child,” which the go well with claimed was “recounting the state of affairs that occurred to LeMaistre.”
LeMaistre’s legal professionals tried to argue for a mistrial after the protection introduced up her sexual historical past, which is required from the choose in a sexual assault case, however had been unsuccessful.
