The-Dream Sued by Former Protegee for Alleged Rape, Intercourse Trafficking and Assault

• The-Dream is being accused of violent allegations in a lawsuit filed by a former protégée
• Chanaaz Mangroe alleges the singer and producer lured her right into a recording and distribution contract
• Their relationship then allegedly grew to become “abusive, violent and manipulative”

The-Dream is being accused of rape, sexual assault, trafficking and different violent allegations in a federal lawsuit that was filed by his former protégée Chanaaz Mangroe on Tuesday, June 4.

Per courtroom paperwork obtained by PEOPLE, the singer/songwriter/producer (actual identify Terius Gesteelde-Diamant), 46, is being sued over allegations that he lured Mangroe, 33, right into a recording and distribution contract which she claims led the then-23-year-old “susceptible artist into an abusive, violent and manipulative relationship” in 2015.

The lawsuit, filed in america District Courtroom for the Central District of California, claims that Mangroe’s expertise with The-Dream lasted greater than a 12 months and was “nothing wanting a protracted nightmare.” 

The submitting alleges that the “Falsetto” singer used his age and affect within the music business to make “false guarantees” to Mangroe, who was born within the Netherlands, in hopes of gaining her “full belief.” He allegedly did so by sponsoring the extension of her worldwide visa, providing “lofty visions” of contracts with main labels, guaranteeing hit songs if she grew to become a part of his “sanctuary” like with collaborators Rihanna and Beyoncé and likewise promising her a gap slot on the latter’s upcoming tour, per the criticism.

In actuality, the lawsuit claims Mangroe was used to satisfy The-Dream’s personal needs, which allegedly “manifested in violent sexual acts and cruel psychological torture.” 

On one event, the courtroom submitting alleges that the music producer locked Mangroe in a darkish room, “violently” had intercourse together with her, left and returned to have intercourse once more whereas demanding “she inform him she liked him.”

On one other, it claims The-Dream “as soon as raped Ms. Mangroe at the back of a renovated sprinter van,” the identical night that he “pressured her to have interaction in intercourse acts in a public movie show.” He additionally allegedly required Mangroe to “have interaction in pressured sexual acts in a number of jurisdictions” and recorded her throughout mentioned acts as a technique to threaten her into silence.

Elsewhere, the lawsuit — which additionally accuses The-Dream’s report label, Contra Paris LLC, and Epic Information of facilitating his “wicked habits” — alleges that the songwriter pressured Mangroe to devour “extreme quantities of alcohol” by pouring it down her throat, “refused to put on a condom and frequently ejaculated inside” of her and would “ceaselessly” strangle her throughout “violent intercourse” — as soon as “so intensely that she virtually misplaced consciousness.”

Different accounts outlined within the courtroom submitting declare that The-Dream managed all points of Mangroe’s keep within the U.S. — together with the place she lived and will go, who she spoke to and what she might eat — and “stored an in depth monitor of her location always.”

On account of the producer’s “heinous acts,” Mangroe’s profession was upended after her music was allegedly taken with out rationalization. The singer’s lawsuit claims she by no means obtained compensation for her work, and each try to revive her music profession has been “hijacked by Dream and people who help him.”

Reps for The-Dream didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for remark.

In a press release shared with PEOPLE, Mangroe’s attorneys, Douglas H. Wigdor and Meredith Firetog, mentioned, “That is yet one more horrific instance of how males within the music business use their energy and affect to control and hurt others.”

The legal professionals added, “Whereas she’s going to by no means absolutely get well from what he and people who supported him did to her, her willingness to talk out now’s proof of her extraordinary energy. We’re honored to signify her.”

 In her personal assertion, Mangroe mentioned, “Selecting to talk out in regards to the trauma I survived has been one of the troublesome selections of my life, however in the end, what Dream did to me made it inconceivable to reside the life I envisioned for myself and pursue my objectives as a singer and songwriter.”

“In the end, my silence has turn out to be too painful, and I noticed that I would like to inform my story to heal,” she continued. “I hope that doing so may also assist others and stop future horrific abuse.”

When you or somebody you understand has been sexually assaulted, please contact the Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.