Metro Boomin Hires Reminiscence Knowledgeable For Upcoming Assault Trial
Metro Boomin has employed a high reminiscence skilled as a part of his protection in a civil sexual assault case set to go to trial later this month.
Dr. Elizabeth Loftus, a well known psychologist who’s labored on a whole lot of authorized instances, will testify that the accuser’s reminiscence may not be dependable. The case was filed by Vanessa LeMaistre, who claims Metro, actual title Leland Wayne, allegedly assaulted her in 2016 throughout a studio session. She says he gave her Xanax and alcohol whereas she was grieving the loss of life of her child, and that the encounter led to a being pregnant, which she later ended.
LeMaistre additionally believes Metro referenced the abortion in his 2017 tune “Rap Saved Me”. Metro denies all of it, saying the intercourse was consensual and calling the lawsuit a “pure shakedown.”
Dr. Loftus is anticipated to clarify how reminiscence will be influenced by issues like trauma, stress, and time. In her evaluate, she discovered indicators that LeMaistre’s story might have modified over time. She identified that after the alleged assault, LeMaistre continued to succeed in out to Metro and even wrote in her journal that she wished to spend extra time with him. Loftus additionally famous that after LeMaistre took half in an ayahuasca ceremony in 2024, new particulars had been added to her grievance months later.
The trial is about to start on September 23, 2025.
