The rapper was found liable for claims\u00a0he assaulted, sexually battered and harassed\u00a0a Jane Doe plaintiff earlier this year<\/p>\n
\n\tSoulja Boy<\/a> was arrested early Sunday morning following a traffic stop on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. <\/p>\n \n\tThe rapper, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was a passenger in a car that was pulled over near the intersection of Melrose Ave. and Genesee Ave. in the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles around 2:50 a.m., according Entertainment Weekly<\/a>. Police officers allegedly recovered a firearm after searching the vehicle. Way was subsequently arrested on a felony charge and booked into jail at the Los Angeles Police Department\u2019s Wilshire Division. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cA passenger was detained and police arrested DeAndre Cortez Way for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm,\u201d the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement. <\/p>\n \n\tEarlier that night, Way celebrated his 35th birthday at the Poppy nightclub in Hollywood. He shared videos of the event on his Instagram Stories, including a clip of himself on the dance floor captioned \u201cI don\u2019t need no security.\u201d The rapper had premiered new music that afternoon during a Twitch stream<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\tIn April, a California jury found Way<\/a>\u00a0liable for claims\u00a0he assaulted, sexually battered and harassed<\/a>\u00a0a Jane Doe plaintiff while she worked as his personal assistant, lived with him and entered into a sometimes-consensual intimate relationship with him in 2019 and 2020. The woman reported her alleged abuse to the Ventura County Sheriff\u2019s Office in December 2020. In April 2021, the Ventura County District Attorney\u2019s Office \u201cdeclined to file charges due to insufficient evidence to prove the alleged crimes true beyond a reasonable doubt,\u201d an agency spokesperson previously told\u00a0Rolling Stone. During the trial, Way denied he abused the woman in any way<\/a>, claiming they \u201cbonded\u201d during their time together and always acted voluntarily.<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\tWay has also been accused of physical and sexual assault by former girlfriends Kayla Myers and model Nia Riley, the daughter of musician Teddy Riley. Way appeared on the reality shows Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood\u00a0and\u00a0Marriage Bootcamp\u00a0with Riley. In 2021, Riley sat down with YouTube vlogger TashaK and said\u00a0Way threatened her with a gun<\/a>\u00a0and kicked her in the stomach while she was pregnant, causing her to suffer a miscarriage.<\/p>\n