Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, a producer and songwriter for Beyoncé and Rihanna seen here at the 65th Grammy Awards, was sued in federal court Tuesday by a former protégée.
The woman, Chanaaz Mangroe, filed the suit in a Los Angeles district court against Gesteelde-Diamant, as well as the record label Epic Records and a company co-owned by Gesteelde-Diamant called Contra Paris, LLC. Mangroe, who was born and began her career in The Netherlands and has used the professional name Channii Monroe, alleges that an associate of Gesteelde-Diamant first reached out to her in late 2014 after learning of her on Instagram, and made arrangements for her to meet Gesteelde-Diamant in Atlanta in January 2015.