On the second day of the civil rape trial against Metro Boomin<\/a> on Wednesday (Sept. 24),for which Complex was present, the producer took the stand and claimed that he and plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre had consensual sex twice. This followed testimony from LeMaistre, who maintained that their encounter was non-consensual. Metro, as well as his accuser, brought up Lil Wayne<\/a> during their time on the stand.<\/p>\n LeMaistre testified that she believed Lil Wayne\u2019s 2011 song \u201cHow to Love\u201d<\/a> was about her and said they dated for ten months. The defense referenced an interview in which she discussed dating Lil Wayne with South African news website Independent Online, though the judge ultimately ruled the interview irrelevant to Metro\u2019s defense. During Metro’s testimony, he also alleged that the plaintiff claimed her deceased child was fathered by Wayne. She was visibly taken aback at the assertion.<\/p>\n The trial, which began on Sept. 23 in Los Angeles, stems from allegations made by LeMaistre that Metro Boomin (born Leland Wayne) raped her in a hotel room in 2016 after she took a half a Xanax and a shot of alcohol he gave her to help cope with her anxiety.<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n According to her testimony, LeMaistre said she was openly grieving the recent death of her nine-month-old son, who Metro, as previously mentioned, claimed was fathered by Lil Wayne, and that the two had a brief discussion about their shared depression.<\/p>\n The accuser says she fell asleep and claims she woke up to Metro performing oral sex and raping her. She alleged that the encounter led to a pregnancy and subsequent abortion and that 21 Savage’s verse in Metro\u2019s track \u201cRap Saved Me,<\/a>\u201d which also featured Offset and Quavo, mocked her experience. Metro has denied all allegations.<\/p>\n The lawsuit, filed years after the alleged incident, was prompted by an ayahuasca ceremony the plaintiff underwent in 2024<\/a>. She testified that the psychedelic experience made her realize that the alleged assault was the \u201croot of continual trauma, pain and suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n A letter she wrote after the ceremony included her vow to \u201cblow the whistle on Metro Boomin,\u201d \u201ccontact Cassie [Ventura\u2019s]<\/a> lawyer,\u201d and publicly air out the producer online.<\/p>\n Courtroom tension escalated when it was revealed that LeMaistre claimed to have channeled Metro\u2019s late mother Leslie Wayne, who was murdered in 2022, during that same ayahuasca ceremony. She claimed Leslie expressed disappointment in her son. In response, Metro made a \u201ccuckoo\u201d gesture to his team, which was immediately challenged by LeMaistre\u2019s attorney, Michael J. Willemin.<\/p>\n The plaintiff is seeking between $3.4 and $3.7 million in damages.<\/p>\n Metro\u2019s legal team, led by Lawrence C. Hinkle II, has painted LeMaistre as financially desperate and vengeful, claiming she concocted a \u201cdrug-induced plan\u201d to extort Metro after he stopped giving her attention. Hinkle alleged LeMaistre was a \u201cwoman scorned\u201d and a \u201cwilling participant,\u201d while pointing to alleged text messages she sent his client in 2017 and 2018 such as \u201cMeet me in DC\u201d and \u201cI miss u\u201d as evidence that her story changed out of desperation, not trauma.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Metro Boomin Civil Rape Trial: Accuser Claims She’s a ‘Medium,’ Spoke With Producer’s Late Mother<\/span><\/p>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Metro Boomin\u2019s Civil Rape Trial Begins, Accuser Testifies She Decided to Sue After Using Ayahuasca<\/span><\/p>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Metro Boomin\u2019s Civil Rape Lawsuit Is Set to Begin: What to Know<\/span><\/p>\n Two Words Were Barred From Diddy’s Trial. It Could Have Changed Everything<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Dame Dash Tells Cam’ron and 50 Cent ‘I Don’t Wanna Fight With Y’all No More’: ‘This Sh*t Is Corny’<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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