{"id":76991,"date":"2026-11-12T20:02:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T20:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/takeoffs-estate-resolves-sex-assault-lawsuit-two-weeks-before-trial\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T20:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T20:02:38","slug":"takeoffs-estate-resolves-sex-assault-lawsuit-two-weeks-before-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/takeoffs-estate-resolves-sex-assault-lawsuit-two-weeks-before-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Takeoff\u2019s Estate Resolves Sex Assault Lawsuit Two Weeks Before Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/takeoff\/\" id=\"auto-tag_takeoff\" data-tag=\"takeoff\">Takeoff<\/a>\u2019s estate has reached a settlement to resolve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/migos-takeoff-rape-lawsuit-1040147\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/migos-takeoff-rape-lawsuit-1040147\/\">a sexual assault lawsuit<\/a> brought by a Jane Doe more than six years ago, <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> has exclusively learned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe resolution comes about two weeks before a trial was set to start in Los Angeles, where jurors were expected to see deposition testimony from the late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/migos\/\" id=\"auto-tag_migos\" data-tag=\"migos\">Migos<\/a> rapper that was recorded before <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/takeoff-shot-dead-migos-obituary-1234622061\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/takeoff-shot-dead-migos-obituary-1234622061\/\">his November 2022 murder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLawyers for both sides appeared in court Thursday and announced that the trial, scheduled to begin Dec. 1, would no longer be necessary. \u201cA dismissal is forthcoming. It will be filed prior to [Dec. 1],\u201d Tamar Yeghiayan, a lawyer for the rapper\u2019s estate, told Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Huey P. Cotton. The judge then agreed to convert the Dec. 1 jury selection date into a status hearing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cThe matter is resolved,\u201d a source with knowledge of the agreement tells <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>. Lawyers on both sides declined to comment on any potential terms, including whether any money would change hands for damages, medical expenses, or attorneys\u2019 fees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe Jane Doe previously admitted under oath that she had deleted text messages relevant to the lawsuit after she filed her complaint. Takeoff\u2019s estate was pursuing a sanctions motion against her ahead of the trial. Her lawyers faulted the defense, claiming it never sent a preservation notice and waited years to request the texts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tJane Doe filed her lawsuit in August 2020, alleging that Takeoff raped her at a house party in Encino that June. She claimed the rapper entered a bedroom where she had retreated after an argument, \u201cflipped her over face-down,\u201d and \u201cproceeded to have forceful sexual intercourse\u201d with her despite her explicit refusal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAccording to the complaint, the woman sought treatment at a nearby hospital later that day, where medical staff documented what the lawsuit described as physical evidence of rape and notified the Los Angeles Police Department. Prosecutors ultimately declined to file criminal charges. But in a list of potential trial witnesses submitted to the court Monday, Jane Doe identified more than a dozen LAPD officers who might take the stand.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe witness list also revealed that Jane Doe planned to show jurors two hours of videotaped deposition testimony from Takeoff, whose legal name was Kirsnick Khari Ball. The rapper answered questions under oath on Sept. 27, 2022, exactly five weeks before he was fatally shot outside 810 Billiards &amp; Bowling in downtown Houston on Nov. 1, 2022. (After the deadly shooting, Ball\u2019s estate was substituted in as the defendant in Jane Doe\u2019s case.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tBall\u2019s alleged killer, Patrick Xavier Clark, is set to go on trial in April 2027. Houston authorities claim he opened fire outside the bowling alley during an argument over a dice game. Clark\u2019s defense lawyer previously told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> that someone else fired first and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/takeoff-alleged-killer-court-innocence-1234862869\/\">he acted in self-defense.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/takeoff-estate-resolves-sex-assault-lawsuit-trial-1235656626\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Takeoff\u2019s estate has reached a settlement to resolve a sexual assault lawsuit brought by a Jane Doe more than six years ago, Rolling Stone&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":76992,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}