Soulja Boy was released from custody Tuesday after California prosecutors declined to file charges following his arrest over the weekend on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm. “A case was declined due to insufficient evidence,” a spokesman with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office wrote …
Read More »Soulja Boy Arrested on Weapons Charge During Traffic Stop in Los Angeles
Soulja Boy was arrested early Sunday morning following a traffic stop on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The rapper, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was a passenger in a car that was pulled over near the intersection of Melrose Ave. and Genesee …
Read More »Soulja Boy Must Pay $4.25 Million for Assault, Sexual Battery of Former Assistant, Jury Finds
A California jury found Grammy-nominated rapper Soulja Boy liable for claims he assaulted, sexually battered and harassed a Jane Doe plaintiff while she worked as his personal assistant, lived with him and entered into a sometimes-consensual intimate relationship with him in 2019 and 2020. After two days of deliberations, the …
Read More »Soulja Boy Accused of Lying, Wearing 'Fake Glasses' Amid $73 Million Sex Battery Case
The lawyer of a woman accusing Soulja Boy of rape portrayed him as a brutal boss who repeatedly beat and sexually assaulted the Jane Doe and then dressed up in “fake glasses” and a suit to lie to jurors about the alleged abuse. In the rapper’s defense, his lawyer painted …
Read More »Soulja Boy Denies Raping Woman, Calls Sex Assault Allegations 'Disgusting'
Soulja Boy testified in his own defense Tuesday at a civil trial in California, telling jurors he “never” assaulted the woman who claims he beat, raped, and held her against her will while she lived with him as a personal assistant starting in 2019. The rapper, whose real name is …
Read More »Soulja Boy Accuser Gives Harrowing Testimony: 'I Didn't Even Feel Human Anymore'
The woman suing Soulja Boy with claims the musician beat, raped, and held her against her will while she was working as his personal assistant in 2019 broke down on the witness stand Wednesday as she described the alleged abuse during a civil trial in Santa Monica, California. The woman, …
Read More »Soulja Boy Begins Trial on Sexual Assault Allegations
Soulja Boy, the Grammy-nominated rapper, appeared in a California courtroom Thursday for the first day of his civil trial involving allegations he beat and raped a woman while she was working as his personal assistant for nearly two years, ending in late 2020. The “Crank That” artist, whose real name …
Read More »Plies Sues Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, Cardi B Over Unauthorized 'Wanna Be' Sample
Plies has sued Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, Cardi B, and Soulja Boy, with the rapper accusing the four of sampling his 2008 song “Me & My Goons” without permission. In the lawsuit, filed in a California Federal Court, Plies claims that Soulja Boy first used an unauthorized sample of “Me …
Read More »Soulja Boy Sues Tasha K Over Interview Claiming Rapper Had Sexual Encounter With Man
Soulja Boy has filed a lawsuit against Tasha K — the same celebrity vlogger previously sued by Cardi B and Kevin Hart — over a since-deleted podcast episode that claimed the rapper had a sexual encounter with a man. In May, Latasha “Tasha K” Kebe interviewed reality TV star and …
Read More »Blueface Sued for Defamation After Claiming Soulja Boy's Son Could Be His Child
A woman is suing Blueface for defamation after the rapper claimed in a series of social media posts that Soulja Boy’s one-year-old son could be his child. Jackilyn Martinez, who shares a young son with Soulja Boy, filed her complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday. She alleged her …
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