Heirs of slain rapper Takeoff close rape case

The heirs of American rapper Takeoff, who died in a shooting in 2022, settled a years-long legal dispute with a woman who accused the musician of rape. The parties reached an agreement less than three weeks before the start of the trial, which is scheduled for December 1. The lawyers notified the Los Angeles court of the settlement on November 12, but did not disclose its financial and legal terms.

The trial began in August 2020, when a woman who wished to remain anonymous accused the rapper of sexual assault during a party in California’s Encino. According to her, the musician ignored the refusal of intimacy, after which she sought medical help and reported the incident to the police. Takeoff vehemently denied the allegations, and in April 2021 the prosecutor's office refused to open a criminal case for lack of evidence.

After the death of the musician, the defendant in the civil lawsuit was his hereditary property, which is managed by the mother of rapper Titania Davenport. Shortly before the dispute was settled, the defense sought sanctions against the plaintiff, arguing that she had deleted correspondence that could have been relevant to the proceedings. If the trial began, the jury was scheduled to show a video of Takeoff's testimony, taken just five weeks before his murder, but now it is no longer necessary.

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