"The woman who filed the complaint is named Vanessa LeMaistre, and she sued Metro Boomin for battery, sexual battery, and multiple violations of California's civil codes. In court, she testified that she decided to file the lawsuit after a therapy session involving ayahuasca in Peru in 2024. "I recall being instructed from the medicine that this is the root of your issues for the past 10 years, this incident with the defendant," LeMaistre said, according to reporter Meghann Cuniff."
""For someone to come out of the blue with something like this, someone I haven't seen in, like, a decade, like, it's beyond insulting," he testified, according to Meghann Cuniff. When reached by Pitchfork, Michael J. Willemin, an attorney for LeMaistre said, "Though the legal system is often stacked against survivors, our client showed unwavering fortitude throughout this trial. We are disappointed in the outcome, but are proud to represent Ms. LeMaistre and believe that the verdict will ultimately be overturned on appeal.""
A Los Angeles jury found Metro Boomin not liable on four causes of action alleging rape, battery, sexual battery, and multiple violations of California civil codes stemming from a 2016 incident. Plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre sued for battery, sexual battery, and civil-code violations. She testified she filed the case after an ayahuasca therapy session in Peru in 2024 that prompted her to address the incident as the root of prolonged trauma and pain. Metro Boomin denied the assault, said encounters were consensual, and called the allegation insulting. LeMaistre's attorney expressed disappointment and indicated plans to appeal.
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