Takeoff's Estate Settles Jane Doe Sexual Assault Suit Ahead of Dec. 1 Los Angeles Trial

The estate of the late Migos rapper Takeoff, whose legal name was Kirsnick Khari Ball, has settled a sexual assault lawsuit brought by a Jane Doe more than six years ago, Rolling Stone reported exclusively. The case had been headed to a jury trial in Los Angeles on Dec. 1.

Lawyers for both sides appeared in court on Thursday and said a trial would no longer be needed. Judge Huey P. Cotton agreed to convert the Dec. 1 date, when jury selection was to begin, into a status hearing. Estate attorney Tamar Yeghiayan told the court the case was wrapping up. "A dismissal is forthcoming. It will be filed prior to [Dec. 1]," she said, according to Rolling Stone.

Terms were not disclosed, and it was not immediately clear whether any money will change hands for damages, medical expenses or attorneys' fees.

The plaintiff sued in August 2020. She alleged that Ball raped her at a house party in Encino in June 2020. Ball was murdered in November 2022, and his estate took over the defense.

The settlement means jurors will not see deposition testimony Ball recorded before his death, which had been expected to be presented at trial. It also ends a dispute over missing evidence. The plaintiff had acknowledged under oath that, after she filed her complaint, she erased text messages bearing on the case, and the estate had been pursuing a sanctions motion over it. Her lawyers countered that the defense never sent a preservation notice.

The status hearing remains on the court calendar for Dec. 1, with the dismissal due before then.