Takeoff’s estate has resolved a long-running lawsuit that accused the late Migos rapper of raping a woman at a house party in 2020.
A trial had been scheduled to begin on Dec. 1 for the claims brought six years ago by an anonymous woman known only as Jane Doe. But a Thursday (Nov. 12) court filing, obtained by Billboard, states that the lawyers in the case are planning to file a dismissal. The parties said in a joint statement, “The matter is resolved.” No further details were provided.
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Doe alleged that Takeoff (Kirsnick Khari Ball) raped her in a bedroom during a June 2020 house party in the Los Angeles suburb of Encino, Calif. The woman says she went to a hospital after the incident and reported it to the Los Angeles Police Department, though no charges were ever brought.
Takeoff’s estate vehemently denies the allegations, claiming the woman fabricated a false story to extort money. Before the resolution, the estate had been seeking sanctions against Doe for supposedly deleting relevant text messages from her phone.
Doe originally sued Takeoff in August 2020. She sought unspecified financial damages for a slew of civil claims including sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress. The rapper’s estate, managed by his mother, took over the case after he was shot and killed at a Houston bowling alley in November 2022.
If the lawsuit had gone to trial, Doe’s lawyers had planned to present a deposition given by Takeoff in September 2022, less than two months before his death. The witness list also included DJ Durel (Daryl Mcpherson), a producer who worked with Migos and, according to Doe, invited her to the house party in June 2020.
Takeoff’s alleged shooter, Patrick Xavier Clark, is scheduled to go to trial this coming April.
