Metro Boomin shares he feels ‘grateful and thankful’ after civil sexual assault trial win

Metro Boomin has broken his silence after being found not liable for sexual assault following a civil trial on Thursday.

After just an hour of deliberation, the jury decided that the producer, whose real name is Leland Wayne, was not liable on any of the four claims brought against him.

As reported by Rolling Stone, the jury ruled that plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre did not prove her allegations that the hip-hop star raped her at a Southern California hotel in 2016.

Boomin, who denied the accusations when the lawsuit was filed in October 2024, told his Instagram followers he was thankful to finally close the chapter on what he described as a dark year in his life.

"I'm grateful and thankful to God that I can finally put all of this nonsense behind me. Based off of how I treat others and represent myself, never in a million years would I have thought I could be accused of such a disgusting and heinous act," the 32-year-old began in his long statement.

"Today I took a victory in court but in reality there is a long list of losses I stacked up in this year long process of clearing my name and reputation. The very large amount of money and time wasted based off of someone else's greed, coupled with the incalculable amount of money and opportunities that did not make it to me or my team during this time."

He also revealed how difficult the case had been for his youngest brother and sister, whom he legally adopted after the death of his mother in 2022. He described the impact as "devastating" and added, "The trauma my family and I have endured during this dark period can never be forgiven."

The producer went on to thank his legal team for pursuing truth and justice "within all of this nonsense," before ending with, "Peace and love to all of the actual victims out there as well as the innocent and accused."

LeMaistre’s lawyer, Michael J. Willemin, told People that they were "disappointed" with the verdict but believed it would be overturned on appeal.