A jury found on Thursday that the rapper Soulja Boy had been sexually attacked and physically and emotionally abused a former assistant and that the woman divided more than $ 4 million.
The decision of the Los Angeles districts came after a three -week legal proceedings in Santa Monica, California.
The 34-year-old Soulja-Junge, whose legal name is Deandre Cortez Way, was liable for attacks, sexual battery and deliberate refusal to emotionally stress. The jury did not find him false detention and other allegations. They found that the woman in the amount of around 4 million US dollars should receive compensation for damages and a further $ 250,000.
“Today’s judgment is only the beginning of justice for the victims of Soulja Boy and other victims of the music industry,” said the plaintiff’s lawyer, Neam Rahmani, in a statement.
In his own explanation, the leading defender Rickey Ivie said: “We claim that the evidence does not support the judgment. It is regrettable that it is allowed to be miserably and misconceptions of a culture that may influence the process.
The woman was not identified by name in the lawsuit she submitted in 2021, and the Associated Press usually does not call any people who say that they were sexually abused.
Abuse described in the lawsuit
She said she worked for Soulja Boy in 2018 and he agreed to pay her $ 500 a week for cleaning his house to pay cooking for him and other personal tasks. But she says she has never been paid.
The two started a romantic relationship, and shortly after he abused her, raped her, she joined, struck her and threatened her with violence and death, claims her lawsuit.
She believed that she was in love with him and he manipulated her despite repeated acts of violence, the lawsuit said.
She was beaten and raped again when she returned to get her things back months after leaving, the lawsuit said.
The Chicago hip-hop artist is the best known for his single “Crank the (Soulja Boy)” from 2007, which went to 1st place on the Billboard Hot 100 and brought him a Grammy nomination for the best rap song.
