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The-Dream, a rapper, songwriter and producer who has labored with Beyoncé, Britney Spears and Rihanna, has been accused of rape and intercourse trafficking.
In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, June 4, The-Dream (actual identify Terius Gesteelde-Diamant), was accused by a girl named Chanaaz Mangroe of trapping her in an “abusive, violent and manipulative relationship full of bodily assaults, violent sexual encounters and horrific psychological manipulation.”
The courtroom submitting, per a number of shops, alleges The-Dream advised Mangroe he would shepherd her singing profession after he reached out to her on Instagram in 2014, even providing her a spot as a tour opener for Beyoncé, which by no means got here to fruition.
Mangroe mentioned The-Dream started controlling her life, going as far as to make her “test in” with him a number of occasions a day whereas isolating her at a lodge.
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She additional alleges The-Dream started committing “violent acts” towards her in 2015, together with being locked “in a darkish room adjoining to a recording studio, violently having intercourse together with her after which leaving her alone, bare at nighttime, for hours on finish, returning to once more have intercourse together with her and demand that she inform him she beloved him.”
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The lawsuit notes a number of different situations of rape and abuse, in addition to allegations that The-Dream used Mangroe as a method of intercourse trafficking. Mangroe mentioned he pressured her to have intercourse with a number of males throughout totally different states and, in a single occasion, made her “carry out oral intercourse on him” whereas one other man watched.
“Selecting to talk out in regards to the trauma I survived has been some of the troublesome selections of my life, however finally, what Dream did to me made it inconceivable to reside the life I envisioned for myself and pursue my targets as a singer and songwriter,” Mangroe mentioned in an announcement. “In the end, my silence has turn into too painful, and I spotted that I want to inform my story to heal.”
The-Dream has denied all of the allegations.
In an announcement to The New York Occasions he mentioned, “These claims are unfaithful and defamatory. I oppose all types of harassment and have at all times strived to assist folks understand their profession targets. As somebody dedicated to creating a optimistic influence on my fellow artists and the world at massive, I’m deeply offended and saddened by these accusations.”
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The-Dream has constructed a prolific profession within the music business, maybe most notably as a credited producer or songwriter on the final 5 Beyoncé albums, together with 9 songs on this yr’s Cowboy Carter.
His songwriting credit additionally embody Britney Spears’ “Me In opposition to the Music,” Rihanna’s “Umbrella,” Mariah Carey’s “Contact My Physique” and Justin Bieber’s “Child.”
The-Dream has additionally launched seven studio albums of his personal, most not too long ago 2020’s Sextape 4. In complete, he has been nominated for 21 Grammy Awards, successful eight.
