Drake has filed a lawsuit against a woman who claimed he got her pregnant, including making false rape allegations against him to extort money from him.
The rapper met the woman, Layla Lace, after a concert in the UK in February 2017, when the lawsuit claims she “voluntarily and seemingly happily” performed oral sex on him.
He then sent her home, which, according to the lawsuit, she did not like. Drake claims the woman created a “fantasy relationship” with him, and supplied text messages that he claims support this, which TMZ has posted.
Lace then announced she was pregnant on Instagram in April of 2017, and even made an appearance on Sirius XM Radio to discuss the alleged pregnancy.
The suit goes on to allege in May 2017, Layla hired a lawyer and demanded money for her alleged baby and threatened him with defamation because TMZ posted a story saying Drake had never even met her.
According to the lawsuit, Layla switched tactics and went to authorities in New York and alleged Drake had raped her during their one-night stand. Drake says at that point Layla hired a new lawyer who demanded money or else they would make the rape complaint public.
The Manchester police reportedly interviewed and cleared Drake of sexual assault accusations when the case was referred to them.
But, according to Drake, he claimed in the suit that Layla demanded millions of dollars in exchange for silence.
The rapper is now suing her for civil extortion, emotional distress, fraud, defamation, and abuse of process