Soulja Boy has reportedly been ordered to pay $10M in damages to a former associate who filed a lawsuit accusing the rapper of abusing her for years, together with one beating so dangerous that she miscarried their child.
In a 2021 lawsuit, a girl identified solely by the pseudonym Jane Doe recalled a very harrowing incident in 2015, per The Blast. She was dwelling with the “Crank That” hitmaker, whose actual identify is DeAndre Cortez Approach, and was pregnant along with his youngster.
She claimed they have been having a “easy dialog” when Approach “shortly turned irate and violent.”
“Throughout their dialog, (Approach) started to punch (Doe) within the face and chest, till she may now not stand on her ft,” she alleged. Doe then fell down, and Soulja Boy continued his assault, kicking her within the abdomen.
“Quickly thereafter, (Doe) suffered a miscarriage and was unable to hold her being pregnant into full time period,” the submitting acknowledged.
Doe cited one other incident in 2017, accusing Soulja Boy of attacking her for wanting to go to her grandmother. She claimed the beating solely stopped when his safety turned concerned and pulled the rapper off of her.
Jane Does Cites Quite a few Assaults In opposition to Soulja Boy
Jane Doe cites a number of situations of abuse in opposition to the rapper, whose actual identify is DeAndre Cortez Approach, together with home violence, gender violence, negligence, assault, sexual battery, and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional misery.
She claimed they started an on-and-off relationship in 2007 however “restarted their relationship in a extra critical capability in 2014.” Nonetheless, Jane Doe mentioned issues resulted in mid 2019 when she may now not stand up to (Approach’s) fixed abuse.”
Her legal professional, Neama Rahmani, advised USA TODAY, “It took her years to flee the psychological and bodily grasp of her abuser.”
In response to The Blast, a choose dominated that Soulja Boy should pay Doe $10 million in damages – $5M in ache, struggling, and inconvenience, and $5M in emotional misery.
Rahmani additionally represents one other Jane Doe who filed a lawsuit in opposition to Soulja Boy. A girl who labored as his private assistant alleged that he sexually abused her, beat her and held her hostage. She accused him of a number of rapes and beatings.
Rahmani mentioned Soulja Boy “traumatized and crammed her with concern.”
Moreover, in 2023, Soulja Boy’s ex-girlfriend Kayla Myers was awarded six figures in damages after suing him for assault.