A 38-year-old woman living in California filed a lawsuit against Grammy-nominated hip-hop producer Metro Boomin on Tuesday, accusing him of raping her in 2016 while she was unconscious and writing a song about it. Attorneys for Vanessa LeMaistre say Leland “Metro Boomin” Wayne raped her after gaining her trust under the guise of friendship following the death of her 9-month-old child. She became pregnant from the rape and, because of the trauma of the rape and her ongoing grief, terminated the pregnancy, says the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Wayne’s lawyer Lawrence Hinkle II called the lawsuit “a pure shakedown” in a statement shared with HuffPost on Wednesday. “Mr. Wayne refused to pay her months ago, and he refuses to pay her now,” the statement said.
“Mr. Wayne will defend himself in court. He will file a claim for malicious prosecution once he prevails.
” LeMaistre’s attorney responded to Hinkle’s comments in a statement given to HuffPost, saying, “Making defamatory remarks is not going to help Metro Boomin’s cause and we look forward to proving Ms. LeMaistre’s claims in court and, ultimately, before a jury.” According to her lawsuit, LeMaistre was introduced to Wayne by a friend in spring 2016 at a party in Las Vegas, and over time he gained her trust as she shared grief over her 9-month-old son, who had died in February of that year.
She believed she and Wayne had bonded over music, and he invited her to his recording studio.
