Metro Boomin has been found not liable in a lawsuit that accused him of sexually assaulting a woman almost a decade ago.
The hip-hop superproducer (real name Leland Tyler Wayne) was found not guilty on all four counts of rape and sexual assault, with a Los Angeles jury quickly reaching the verdict on Thursday (September 25).
“I’m grateful and thankful to God that I can finally put all of this nonsense behind me,” Metro, 32, wrote in a statement on Instagram following the verdict.
“Based off of how I treat others and represent myself, never in a million years would I have thought I could be accused of such a disgusting and heinous act.”
The suit was filed last October by a 39-year-old woman named Vanessa LeMaistre, who claimed that Metro Boomin raped her in a Beverly Hills hotel room in 2016 after she fell unconscious.
LeMaistre claimed to have been given a shot of liquor and half a Xanax bar before waking up in a bed and discovering Metro sexually assaulting her.
The woman further alleged that the incident resulted in her falling pregnant and getting an abortion. Her lawsuit also accused Metro of taunting her over the alleged attack through his song “Rap Saved Me” with 21 Savage, Quavo and Offset, which contains the lyrics “She took a Xanny, then she fainted” and “She drive me crazy, have my baby.”
In his statement, Metro celebrated his legal victory but also hit out at his accuser and her lawyers for dragging his name through the mud, hurting his career and “wasting” both his time and money.
“Today I took a victory in court but in reality there is a long list of losses I stacked up in this year-long process of clearing my name and reputation,” he vented.
“The trauma my family and I have endured during this dark period can never be forgiven. I legally adopted my youngest brother and sister and am active in their lives and at their schools, so just imagine what they have been through in a time where almost any kid from the age [of] 9 and up has access to a smart phone or tablet.”
Metro continued: “I’m disappointed not only in the plaintiff but the janky lawyers who made the conscious decision to take on this suit, even though it was evident long ago that these claims had no legs or merit and would not end up going anywhere.”
