{
  "id": 19736411,
  "title": "Takeoff Estate Resolves Lawsuit Over Alleged 2020 Sexual Assault",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/takeoff-estate-resolves-lawsuit-over-alleged-2020-sexual-assault",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T01:02:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/takeoff-estate-resolves-sexual-assault-lawsuit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Takeoff's estate has reached a settlement with an anonymous woman who accused the late rapper of raping her in 2020 at a house party in Los Angeles. The lawsuit, which began six years prior, was set to go to trial on December 1, 2022, but was dismissed on November 12, 2024. The woman, identified as Jane Doe, claimed that Takeoff (Kirsnick Khari Ball) sexually assaulted her during a June 2020 gathering in Encino, California. She reported the incident to the Los Angeles Police Department, although no charges were filed. Takeoff's estate, managed by his mother, vehemently denies the allegations, stating that the woman fabricated the story to extort money. The estate had previously sought sanctions against Doe for allegedly deleting relevant text messages from her phone. If the case had gone to trial, Doe's lawyers planned to present a September 2022 deposition given by Takeoff, less than two months before his death. The witness list included DJ Durel, a Migos producer who allegedly invited the woman to the party. Patrick Xavier Clark, Takeoff's alleged shooter, is set to go on trial in April.",
  "summary": "The resolution comes just a few weeks before a scheduled trial in the long-running case against the late Migos rapper.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Takeoff’s Estate Resolves Sex Assault Lawsuit Two Weeks Before Trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/takeoffs-estate-resolves-sex-assault-lawsuit-two-weeks-before-trial",
        "published": "2026-11-12T20:01:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}