The mother of the late rapper Takeoff says in new court papers that a lawsuit by a woman who alleges the singer raped her in 2020, two years before his death, should be dismissed.
The plaintiff is identified only as Jane Doe in the Van Nuys Superior Court complaint alleging Takeoff, whose real name was Kirshnik Khari Ball, sexually assaulted her during a party in an Encino home on June 23, 2020. The 28-year-old Takeoff, part of the Atlanta song trio Migos, was shot to death Nov. 1, 2022, at a Houston bowling alley.
On Monday, attorneys for Takeoff’s mother, Titiana Patrice Davenport who is now the defendant in Doe’s case — filed court papers with Judge Huey Cotton stating that the plaintiff’s case should be tossed without her getting any money and that Davenport is entitled to attorneys’ fees and costs.
Davenport’s lawyers also cited multiple defenses on her behalf, including that Doe’s damages were caused by individuals other than Takeoff and that she has not demonstrated malice on his part that would entitle her to punitive damages.
Davenport’s attorneys include Bryan Freedman, whose also represents the Menendez brothers and Justin Baldoni. In November, Cotton granted a motion by Doe’s attorneys to name Davenport to take the place of the singer as the defendant in the case. In a previous legal action, a Georgia probate judge designated the singer’s mother as the administrator of her son’s estate.
In June 2023, Davenport filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the owners of 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston, the venue where her son was shot and killed. Doe also has filed a $6 million creditor’s claim against Takeoff’s estate.
According to Doe’s lawsuit, Takeoff made several advances the night of the alleged sexual assault that Doe rejected. She later went to a bedroom to lie down, but despite her making it clear to the performer that she was not interested, he allegedly followed her into the bedroom and “forced himself on her and engaged in sexual intercourse,” according to the suit brought in August 2020. A case management conference is scheduled for Aug. 28.