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Takeoff estate settles 2020 assault lawsuit

The estate of Takeoff has settled a lawsuit that had been running for years and accused the late rapper of raping a woman at a house party in 2020.

A trial was set to open on 1 December. A court filing obtained by Billboard on 12 November showed that the lawyers involved were preparing to file a dismissal. In a joint statement, the parties said simply: "The matter is resolved." Nothing more was disclosed.

The plaintiff, identified only as Jane Doe, said Takeoff – whose real name was Kirsnick Khari Ball – raped her in a bedroom during a party in Los Angeles in June 2020. She first sued him in August 2020, seeking financial damages across a range of civil claims that included sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress.

After the rapper was shot and killed at a Houston bowling alley in November 2022, his estate, which is managed by his mother, took over the case. The estate strongly denied the allegations and argued that the woman had made up the story in order to extort money.

Migos, the hip hop trio of Quavo, Takeoff and Offset, came together in 2008 and went on to worldwide success with tracks such as Versace and Bad and Boujee. The group broke apart after Takeoff's killing.

Patrick Xavier Clark, accused of shooting Takeoff, is due to stand trial in April 2027.

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