Record producer “The-Dream” is well-known for his incredible talent of producing uber-successful mega hits. Some of his best and most well-received works include Beyonce’s “Single Ladies,” and “Break My Soul,” as well as Rhianna’s “Umbrella”.
He’s also written plenty of his own music, too. The-Dream, whose real name is Terius Gesteelde-Diamant, has received 8 Grammy Awards over the years, and he’s been nominated over 21 times.
A recent complaint, however, is bringing attention to The-Dream for all the wrong reasons. Chanaaz Mangroe, a 33-year-old who also goes by the stage name Channi Monroe, reported in the complaint that The-Dream was “abusive, violent, and manipulative.” She further went on to claim that the relationship she formed with the producer was filled with psychological manipulation, violent sexual encounters, and physical assaults.
In the report, Mangroe says that a representative working with The-Dream, who was 46 years old at the time, reached out to her on social media asking for samples of her music.
This occurred back in 2014. The producer must have liked the samples because one year later, Mangroe was being flown out to Atlanta and being told that she was going to become the next Rihanna. Unfortunately, Mangroe says that the producer subjected her to extreme treatment and told her that her compliance would help her career. She was forced to share embarrassing details about her life, diet, exercise excessively, experience rape, consume drugs and alcohol, limit her contact with others, and remain in a locked room at times. She was forced to leave her previous record label contract.
The-Dream is denying all the allegations stated in the complaint. The suit has been filed in a Los Angeles federal court, and it also names both of The-Dream’s record labels Contra Paris LLC and Epic Records.
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