A jury has reportedly discovered Metro Boomin not liable on all counts in a civil case filed by a lady who accused the producer of rape.
On Thursday (Sept. 25), following a three-day trial, the jury returned the decision within the case after lower than two hours of deliberations. In accordance ot Rolling Stone’s Nancy Dillon, Metro skated on all 4 causes of motion: sexual assault, sexual battery, Ralph Act and gender violence.
Following the decision, Metro was proud of the result.“I’m blessed and glad the reality prevailed,” he informed reporters exterior the courthouse, in response to authorized affairs reporter Meghann Cuniff. Metro additionally shouted out Younger Thug for exhibiting as much as help him through the trial.
The Atlanta-based beatmaker was sued by Vanessa LeMaistre final yr. She claimed he had intercourse along with her in a Las Vegas lodge room when she was unconscious after giving her a half a Xanax tablet and a shot of liquor in 2016. LeMaistre additionally claimed she turned pregnant through the encounter however aborted the kid. After failed settlement negotiations earlier this yr, the trial began on Tuesday (Sept. 23). Each LeMaistre and Metro testified through the trial. Metro’s attorneys argued the case was nothing greater than a cash seize.
“We’re right here as a result of she thought my consumer may resolve her monetary issues,” Metro’s lawyer, Lawrence Hinkle, informed the jury. “And so she made a declare that he sexually assaulted her, anticipating that he would simply write a verify to make all of it go away shortly and quietly.”
XXL has reached out to Metro Boomin’s crew for remark.
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