Soulja Boy’s unpaid civil judgment to his former assistant and ex-girlfriend is growing by more than $1,000 a day, according to new court documents.
The rapper, whose legal name is DeAndre Cortez Way, currently owes about $4.2 million, TMZ reported. The outlet said the debt is increasing by $1,165 in daily interest while the woman, identified in court records as Jane Doe, continues trying to collect.
The judgment stems from a 2025 civil trial in California. A Los Angeles County jury found Way liable for assault, sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and other claims brought by Jane Doe, who had worked as his personal assistant and later had a romantic relationship with him.
Jane Doe won a civil judgment, the money has not been paid in full, and interest is continuing to add to the amount owed.
The Judgment Came From a Civil Trial
The Associated Press reported in April 2025 that jurors in Santa Monica found Way liable after a three-week trial. The jury awarded Jane Doe about $4 million in compensatory damages and another $250,000 in punitive damages.
The jury found Way liable for assault, sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Jurors did not find him liable for false imprisonment and other allegations, as noted by the AP.
Jane Doe filed the lawsuit in 2021. The AP reported that she said she began working for Way in 2018 and alleged that the relationship later became abusive. Because the case was civil, the verdict was a finding of liability rather than a criminal conviction.
His Ex Is Trying to Collect Through BMI Residuals
Jane Doe has also moved to collect through one of Way’s music-income streams. Complex reported that she filed a notice of intent to sell his rights to collect BMI music residuals to help satisfy the $4.25 million civil judgment.
TMZ previously reported that Jane Doe filed the notice after the judgment remained unpaid. According to the outlet, the notice said she intended to sell Way’s rights to collect music residuals from Broadcast Music to the highest bidder.
The proposed sale would not mean Jane Doe is trying to take ownership of Way’s entire music catalog. Complex reported that the move would redirect the income stream tied to BMI residuals, including certain royalty payments from uses of his music on radio, television and film.
The Sale Could Move Forward Unless Way Objects
Complex reported that Jane Doe plans to sell the residual-collection rights to the highest bidder unless Way objects. TMZ also reported that the filing was part of her effort to collect the multi-million-dollar amount she says remains owed.
TMZ reported that the balance is now about $4.2 million and that the amount is increasing by $1,165 each day, according to the legal documents it obtained.
Way is best known for his 2007 hit “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned a Grammy nomination for best rap song, claimed by the AP.
Way Has Denied Wrongdoing and Disputed the Verdict
After the April 2025 verdict, his lead defense attorney, Rickey Ivie, said the defense believed the evidence did not support the jury’s decision.
“We maintain that the evidence does not support the verdict,” Ivie said in a statement reported by the AP. “Mr. Way fully intends to pursue his post-trial remedies and to fight for a just result in this case.”