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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Soulja Boy accused of putting on act for jury
Caption: Soulja Boy accused of putting on act for jury. The rapper was portrayed in court as a brutal boss who repeatedly beat and sexually assaulted the victim identified only as Jane Doe. Her lawyer then accused him of dressing up in "fake glasses" and a suit in court to lie to jurors about the alleged abuse. In the star's defence, his lawyer painted the Grammy-nominated artist as the victim of a vengeful ex-girlfriend peddling a "false story" for money. During closing arguments in a California courtroom, Doe cried as her lawyer said she deserves $73,620,000 (£58 million) in past and present damages for the alleged horrors suffered during a relationship with the Crank That rapper in 2019 and 2020. The woman claimed the artist, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, hired her as his salaried personal assistant in January 2019 after they met through a friend. She alleged he raped her for the first time during a police raid of his Malibu Hills mansion in February 2019 and then assaulted and sexually battered her on a regular basis for more than a year. The lawyer called Way a performer who was dressed in nerd cosplay throughout the trial and reminded jurors that under cross-examination, Way admitted the eyeglasses he was wearing had clear, prescription-free lenses. ”It was an act, a four-week act with glasses and a suit.” Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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