Metro Boomin Files Lawsuit Alleging Rape and Sexual Assault

Hip-hop producer and songwriter Metro Boomin A lawsuit has been filed alleging sexual assault and rape against a former friend who claimed their encounter in 2016 led to a miscarriage of pregnancy.

Metro (né Leland T. Wayne) was sued by Vanessa LeMaistre in Los Angeles Superior Court on October 29, in a filing her attorney called “a complete shake-up.”

LeMaistre, 38, is seeking a jury trial and damages after claiming she “blacked out” and woke up to find the Grammy-nominated star, 31, raping her in a Beverly Hills hotel room, according to the complaint obtained by PEOPLE.

“These are false accusations. Mr. Wayne refused to pay her months ago and now refuses to pay her,” Wayne’s attorney, Lawrence Hinkle II, said in a statement to PEOPLE. “Mr. Wayne will defend himself in court. “When he qualifies, he will seek malicious prosecution.”

The complaint states that LeMaistre was “deeply distressed and grieving” over the February 2016 death of her 9-month-old son, Kamden, when she met Wayne through mutual friends in Las Vegas in the spring of 2016.

She claims he invited her to visit his recording studios in California, where he lived, and that she accepted because she loved music and wanted to “escape the pain” of her son’s death. Before long, she and Wayne “formed a friendly bond,” the complaint states.

In September 2016, LeMaistre claims that she went to his studio to watch him work, and after taking a shot of alcohol and half a bar of Xanax, she and the producer sat on the couch and discussed their “mutual depression”; According to the complaint, him for the death of his son and Wayne for his breakup with his longtime girlfriend.

The complaint says LeMaistre then remembered “passing out” and waking up in a bed with Wayne allegedly raping her. According to the complaint, she “was in and out of consciousness for an unknown amount of time, but at one point she woke up again to find Wayne performing oral sex on her.”

The complaint alleges that LeMaistre found out she was pregnant a few weeks later and knew Wayne was the father because he had not had sex with anyone else. She had an abortion in November 2016.

The complaint states that LeMaistre would occasionally reach out to Wayne in the following years to “ask how he was doing and offer a kind word,” thus convincing himself that the rape had not occurred. His lawyers also cited “dozens of misogynistic tweets” written by the star as evidence of his “brazen attitude towards sexual assault and drugging women.”

“Metro Boomin has built a successful career with lyrics and social media that are not only offensive but also make clear his intent to harm women,” his attorneys, Michael J. Willemin and Monica Hincken, said in a statement to PEOPLE. “These are more than just words and it is time for him to be held accountable for his manipulative tactics and unacceptable behavior.”

Wayne was nominated for producer of the year at the 2024 Grammy Awards and is known for his collaborations with stars such as: Future, travis scott, 21 Wild And Big Sean. He also composed the music for the hit animation. Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to: rainn.org.