Rapper Takeoff’s estate resolves assault lawsuit, parties say

Takeoff’s estate and a woman known as Jane Doe have resolved her civil sexual-assault lawsuit against the late Migos rapper, the parties said in a joint statement. The case had been set for trial on 1 December.

A November 12 court filing obtained by Billboard says the lawyers plan to file a dismissal. The parties did not disclose the terms of the resolution, including whether any payment was involved.

The lawsuit and the estate’s response

Doe alleged that Takeoff, whose legal name was Kirsnick Khari Ball, raped her in a bedroom at a house party in Encino, California, in June 2020. She said she went to a hospital and reported the incident to the Los Angeles Police Department. No criminal charges were brought.

Doe sued in August 2020, seeking unspecified financial damages for civil claims including sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress. Takeoff’s estate denies the allegations and says Doe fabricated her account to extort money.

Takeoff’s estate, managed by his mother, took over the case after he was shot and killed in Houston in November 2022. Before the resolution, the estate had sought sanctions against Doe, alleging that she deleted relevant text messages from her phone.

Doe’s lawyers had planned to present testimony Takeoff gave under oath in September 2022 if the case went to trial. The lawyers now plan to file a dismissal.