But Sean Kingston has settled a $5m lawsuit with a woman who claimed was 'gang raped' by the rapper and his personal bodyguard after a Justin Bieber concert three years ago.
The reason purported for the payout is his upcoming tour and new album release would prevent him from focusing fully on a civil trial, and the lawsuit is expected to be dismissed shortly.
Carissa Capeloto, now 22, claimed she was a teenager when she was 'forced to have sex with Sean, his bodyguard and a member of Sean's band' at a Seattle hotel in July, 2010.
According to TMZ he paid her only a fraction of what she asked for in order to make the matter disappear, though the exact amount of the settlement is unknown.
This was despite the fact he believes he would have won the case outright if it went to trial, in the way he avoided criminal charges three years ago.
A source told the website: 'Her story wasn't consistent. She told various stories throughout her interviews with police. Her friend's story wasn't consistent with hers. The medical report had no indications of force.'
Kingston acknowledged having sex with the girl when she was 19 but said the sex was consensual.
Capeloto claimed she had smoked marijuana and downed 7-10 shots of vodka on the night the attack took place, before she was invited to Kingston's hotel room for a 'meet and greet' following a Justin Bieber concert.
The suit also said Capeloto was 'obviously intoxicated, incapable of consent' at the time of the incident, and was later rescued by a friend when police were called and she was taken to a hospital and treated for physical injuries consistent with rape.
She sued all three men involved in the attack and was said to want a minimum of $5 million.
Criminal charges against Kingston were dropped in 2010 after authorities concluded that Capeloto didn't have a 'credible enough' case.
Kingston is said to have filed his own legal documents claiming the sex was '100% consensual'.
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