Music producer The Dream, identified for his work with artists like Beyoncé, has filed to have a lawsuit dismissed that was introduced in opposition to him by his former protégée, Chanaaz Mangroe. The lawsuit, filed two months in the past, accuses The Dream of utilizing his trade connections and deceit to lure Mangroe right into a manipulative relationship.
The Dream, whose actual title is Terius Gesteelde-Diamant, has strongly denied these allegations, insisting that their relationship was consensual and accusing Mangroe of fabricating a “false and defamatory narrative” for monetary achieve. In line with courtroom paperwork obtained by In Contact, The Dream’s authorized group has moved to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that the claims are baseless and a part of a technique to tarnish his repute and extract a settlement.
“[Chanaaz] and her counsel, Wigdor LLP, are utilizing the judicial system to propagate a false and defamatory narrative about [The Dream], a extremely revered Black musician within the arts trade, for their very own monetary achieve and to his excessive detriment—and to the destruction of all the things he has ever achieved as a musician and as a Black determine that the present and new artwork generations look as much as,” The Dream’s lawyer said within the courtroom filings.
The lawsuit alleges that The Dream, 46, engaged in sexual assault and manipulation, however The Dream has firmly denied these accusations. His lawyer emphasised that The Dream has a historical past of advocating for girls and supporting ladies’s causes, and that Mangroe’s claims should not solely unfaithful but in addition damaging to his private {and professional} life.
“[Chanaaz] and [The Dream] have been two adults who engaged in a short and consensual courtship. There was by no means non-consensual intercourse between them; there was by no means intercourse exchanged for cash or different industrial achieve; and [The Dream] by no means abused [Chanaaz] in any manner,” the lawyer wrote. The paperwork additional assert that Mangroe continued to hunt out The Dream for years after their relationship ended, together with soliciting intercourse and different favors, even when he refused.
Because the case develops, it highlights the continued problems with energy dynamics and allegations of misconduct within the leisure trade. The Dream’s authorized group is pushing for the lawsuit’s dismissal, however the courtroom’s choice on the matter remains to be pending.
