Metro Boomin’s civil rape lawsuit will head to trial in September following unsuccessful settlement negotiations between the producer and plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre. The case is scheduled for the Los Angeles federal court docket on Sept. 23.

LeMaistre’s 2024 lawsuit alleges the Grammy-winning producer, whose authorized title is Leland Wayne, raped and impregnated her in 2016. She claims the assault occurred after she ingested Xanax and alcohol throughout a studio go to and blacked out, later waking to search out Metro assaulting her. Metro denies the allegations, along with his attorneys calling the case a “pure shakedown.”

In keeping with Billboard, court docket filings reveal the events held mediation in July with a retired choose however failed to succeed in an settlement. Restricted talks afterward additionally proved unsuccessful, main each side to arrange for trial.

LeMaistre says she met Metro in Las Vegas in 2016, bonding over shared grief after the lack of her toddler son. She alleges the assault occurred in California that September, leading to a being pregnant and abortion two months later. The lawsuit references alleged lyrical parallels in Metro’s 2017 observe “Rap Saved Me,” although Metro denies writing the lyrics or any connection to the claims.