The trial has just begun in a rape lawsuit against Metro Boomin – but attorneys for the superstar producer’s alleged victim are asking for a mistrial, saying a defense lawyer made improper claims about her sexual history during opening arguments.

A jury in Los Angeles federal court heard opening arguments on Tuesday (Sept. 23) for the civil case brought by Vanessa LeMaistre, who alleges she blacked out after ingesting Xanax and alcohol in Metro Boomin’s studio during a 2016 recording session and later woke up to the producer (Leland Wayne) raping her.

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