Vanessa LeMaistre, the girl suing music producer Metro Boomin for sexual assault, is now asking for a mistrial.

She says Metro raped her in 2016 after she handed out at his studio from consuming alcohol and taking Xanax. Metro denies every little thing, saying that they had consensual intercourse and accusing her of constructing up the story whereas on an ayahuasca journey. He calls the lawsuit a “superstar shakedown.”

In courtroom, each Metro and his accuser ended up citing Lil Wayne. The accuser, LeMaistre, instructed the decide she thought Weezy’s music “How you can Love” was about her and stated they dated for nearly a 12 months. The ATL producers’ attorneys additionally talked about an previous interview the place she claimed she was with Wayne, however the decide stated it didn’t matter for this case. Later, when Metro testified, he stated the girl as soon as instructed him her late youngster was fathered by Wayne.

That declare appeared to shock her, as she seemed caught off guard, listening to it introduced up in courtroom.

LeMaistre says she and Metro first related in 2016 over their shared love of music and the way it helps folks via arduous instances. However a number of months later, she says the alleged assault occurred, which left her pregnant. She additionally claims that the incident is described in Metro’s 2017 music “Rap Saved Me,” the place lyrics point out a lady taking Xanax and fainting.

In the meantime, Metro Boomin is in the course of selling his new album, “A Futuristic Summa“, that includes artists like Roscoe Sprint, Travis Porter, and Waka Flocka Flame. With the case nonetheless in its early phases and tensions rising, the mistrial request might trigger main delays and even drive the trial to restart.