The-Dream is sued for alleged sexual assault, abuse and trafficking by former protégée Chanaaz Mangroe-ZoomTech News

The-Dream was accused of a sequence of disturbing allegations in a brand new lawsuit filed by his former protégée Chanaaz Mangroe on Tuesday.

Mangroe, 33, claimed the singer-songwriter, 46, subjected her to ‘violent sexual acts and cruel psychological torture’ and accused him of intercourse trafficking.

In court docket paperwork obtained by People, the aspiring musician alleged The-Dream, born Terius Gesteelde-Diamant, lured her right into a relationship with false guarantees of launching her music profession.

She was age 23 on the time when, in keeping with the submitting, The-Dream led the ‘susceptible artist into an abusive, violent and manipulative relationship’ in 2015. 

The-Dream is greatest recognized for penning prime hits for Beyoncé, Rihanna and Mariah Carey.

The-Dream denied the allegations to The New York Times and referred to as them ‘unfaithful and defamatory.’

He additionally informed the outlet that he is ‘deeply offended and saddened’ by Mangroe’s accusations.

‘These claims are unfaithful and defamatory,’ he stated in an announcement shared with the outlet from his consultant. 

‘I oppose all types of harassment and have at all times strived to assist individuals understand their profession targets. As somebody dedicated to creating a constructive affect on my fellow artists and the world at massive, I’m deeply offended and saddened by these accusations.’

The prolific songwriter was concerned with making hits akin to Rihanna’s Umbrella, Justin Bieber’s Child and Mariah Carey’s Contact My Physique.

The eight-time Grammy-winning songwriter additionally helped make Beyoncé’s Single Women (Put a Ring on It) and Break My Soul.

Having constructed an in depth bond with Beyoncé, The-Dream has additionally been credited on every of the 42-year-old celebrity’s albums since 2008. 

Mangroe, who carried out below the stage identify of Channii Monroe, filed the lawsuit in opposition to him within the U.S. District Court docket in Los Angeles.

Within the submitting, she claimed he ‘informed her that he would make her the following Beyoncé and Rihanna’ with guarantees to advertise her music profession.

Nevertheless, he allegedly entrapped her in an abusive relationship, throughout which she stated he repeatedly raped her and strangled her.  

She additionally claimed she was a sufferer of revenge porn as he as soon as filmed a intimate encounter and threatened to ship it to different individuals.

Based on her criticism, they met when The-Dream reached out to her in late 2014 and requested her to ship him her music. 

In January 2015, Mangroe stated she traveled to fulfill him in Atlanta, the place he took her to a strip membership and started recording along with her. 

In her lawsuit, she claimed that he rapidly started to strain her into intercourse and informed her it was ‘a part of the method.’ 

She additionally alleged that at one level, he introduced her to a home with a studio, locked her in a darkish room and ‘would solely cease aggressively having intercourse along with her as soon as she stated that she liked him.’ 

In her lawsuit, Mangroe claimed the producer would refuse to make use of a condom, more and more grew to become extra violent and controlling over time and would typically place a gun subsequent to her when forcing her to have intercourse. 

She claimed that in the summertime of 2015, she reported his abuse to an Epic government, who ignored her complaints and informed her that ‘she wanted to determine a strategy to work with Dream once more.’ 

The next 12 months, she claimed the key music label dropped her due to The-Dream not delivering music.

Epic can also be named as a defendant within the lawsuit. 

Mangroe shared an announcement with The New York Occasions and stated she has been unable to pursue her dream of turning into a musician as a result of trauma from his alleged abuse.

‘What Dream did to me made it unimaginable to dwell the life I envisioned for myself and pursue my targets as a singer and songwriter,’ she stated. 

‘In the end, my silence has grow to be too painful, and I noticed that I would like to inform my story to heal,’ she continued within the assertion. ‘I hope that doing so may even assist others and stop future horrific abuse.’ 

The-Dream was additionally beforehand accused of violence in opposition to ladies. In 2014, he was charged with assault after a former girlfriend — who was eight months pregnant on the time — alleged he kicked, punched and choked her. 

His now-ex claimed he additionally threatened to kill her ‘like O.J. Simpson killed Nicole Brown’ in the course of the altercation.

The next 12 months, the case was dismissed when prosecutors stated they may not show the assault ‘past an affordable doubt’ and his prices have been dropped.

Mangroe is being represented by the identical attorneys who represented Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura when she sued Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in November 2023. 

The lawsuit, which detailed harrowing recollections of abuse as seen within the lately reemerged footage of the embattled rapper violently attacking her in a resort hallway, was settled simply in the future after submitting. 

Mangroe’s attorneys, Douglas H. Wigdor and Meredith A. Firetog, additionally launched an announcement to The New York Occasions. 

‘That is one more horrific instance of how males within the music business use their energy and affect to control and hurt others.’