Soulja Boy has been arrested on weapons costs following a visitors cease in Los Angeles.
A automobile was pulled over by police within the early hours of Sunday morning (August 3) through which the rapper was a passenger.
Police didn’t reveal what prompted the visitors cease, who was driving the automobile or why a search was carried out.
The LAPD stated in a press release: “A passenger was detained and police arrested DeAndre Cortez Approach for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.”
Soulja Boy is but to touch upon the incident however was beforehand convicted of carrying a loaded gun in 2014.
He has confronted a lot of different authorized points in recent times together with being discovered answerable for rape earlier in 2025.
The “Crank That” rapper was accused by an nameless plaintiff of assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional misery with a jury finally believing her testimony.
After the decision was delivered, Soulja Boy spoke out towards the trial, firstly how he has suffered financially.
He stated to Courtroom Information Service: “This trial has taken plenty of my cash. So far as lawyer payments. This complete trial’s been actual pricey,” as he detailed that he had misplaced out on a number of profession alternatives on account of the lawsuit.
Soulja Boy then reaffirmed his innocence: “I wish to make it clear that I’m harmless. I’m dedicated to submitting an enchantment and combating for the reality to be revealed.”
He additionally slammed the very fact the accuser was allowed to remain nameless all through your complete trial: “Maintaining these people nameless whereas I’m pressured to face public scrutiny creates an unequal taking part in area. I consider this complete course of has been tainted by a system that’s not designed to guard the rights of the accused.”
Soulja Boy’s lawyer additionally stated in a press release: “We keep that the proof doesn’t help the decision. It’s unlucky that aspersions and misperceptions of a tradition had been allowed to affect the trial. Mr. Approach totally intends to pursue his post-trial treatments and to battle for a simply end result on this case.”
He was ordered to pay a settlement of $4 million.
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