Overview

• Soulja Boy, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was found liable for sexual assault, physical abuse, and other charges in a civil lawsuit filed by his former assistant, identified as Jane Doe.
• The jury awarded more than $4 million in compensatory damages, with a separate phase of the trial to determine punitive damages.
• Jane Doe alleged that the abuse, which began in early 2019, included physical violence, sexual assaults, and being locked in a room for extended periods.
• The lawsuit also claimed that Soulja Boy failed to pay the agreed $500 weekly wages for her work as his assistant, which included personal and domestic tasks.
• This verdict is part of ongoing conversations about accountability in the music industry, with the plaintiff's attorneys emphasizing its significance for other victims of abuse.