Marlon Wayans slams Soulja Boy for transphobic comments
Marlon Wayans has fired back at Soulja Boy after the rapper made homophobic and transphobic remarks about the comedian and his transgender son, Kai.
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Soulja Boy is facing a civil trial more than four years after a former personal assistant accused him of rape and kidnapping.
The civil trial is underway in Santa Monica, California, and opening statements are expected to begin within days, according to a news release.
USA TODAY has reached out to Soulja Boy’s attorneys for comment. In 2021, the rapper, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, told TMZ, “I vehemently and unequivocally deny these allegations. I am in contact with my legal team and the appropriate legal action will be taken against these lies.”
In a lawsuit filed in January 2021, an anonymous woman who began working for Way as a personal assistant in 2018 alleged the rapper began sending her unsolicited pictures of his penis within the first month of her employment, and a romantic relationship between them began that ultimately turned toxic. She accused Way of “numerous instances of physical violence,” including kicking, throwing and punching, as well as “sexual assaults, spitting on her body, and threats of physical violence and death.”
In one incident, the woman alleged Way “became irate” with her in a car, grabbed her and pushed her out of the vehicle. The lawsuit also said the rapper punched her in the head “on at least ten separate occasions” and would inappropriately touch her, “forcefully pull her pants off” and rape her on numerous occasions.
When the woman tried to quit and leave Way, the lawsuit alleged he locked her in a room against her will for three days with no hot water.
In August 2020, the lawsuit said the woman ran away and moved out of Way’s home after he attacked her, but when she attempted to retrieve her personal belongings, he allegedly refused to give them back and “instead used the opportunity to rape” her again. She was then violently attacked when trying to retrieve her belongings again a few months later, the suit alleged. Jane Doe also alleges she is owed unpaid wages.
Four months after the complaint against Way was filed, he faced another lawsuit in May 2021 from a woman who alleged he subjected her to “constant abuse” during their romantic relationship. She said she suffered a miscarriage after Way became irate and began punching and kicking her.
“It took her years to escape the psychological and physical grasp of her abuser,” her lawyer, Neama Rahmani, told USA TODAY at the time.
Way was also accused of assault and kidnapping by a former girlfriend, Kayla Myers. According to Billboard, he was ordered to pay her $235,900 in compensatory damages and $236,000 in punitive damages in 2023.
Contributing: Maria Puente
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