The woman accusing Grammy-nominated producer Metro Boomin of raping her nine years ago is headed to trial next month after settlement talks collapsed.
According to a court filing obtained by Rolling Stone, they were unable to reach an agreement during mediation.
Metro Boomin, real name Leland Wayne, is set for trial Sept. 23.
The alleged victim, a woman named Vanessa LeMaistre, filed suit last October, alleging he sexually assaulted her after inviting her to his studio while she grieved her 9-month-old son’s death. LeMaistre says she took half a Xanax and a shot of alcohol that night before falling asleep on a couch. She claims she awoke in the Beverly Hills hotel to find Wayne assaulting her and that she was driven back to the studio afterward.
“At no point during this encounter was Ms. LeMaistre able to consent… Wayne’s conduct without question constituted rape and sexual assault,” the suit says. She claims she later learned she was pregnant and had an abortion.
The lawsuit also cites lyrics from Wayne’s 2017 track “Rap Saved Me”: “She took a Xanny, then she fainted… She drive me crazy, have my baby.”
LeMaistre’s attorney, Michael J. Willemin, told the outlet. “Mr. Wayne has failed to comply with basic discovery obligations… we are headed towards trial… We look forward to holding Mr. Wayne accountable.”
Wayne’s lawyer Lawrence Hinkle II previously called the suit “a pure shakedown” in a statement to TMZ.