Cash Out Slammed With $40 Million Judgment After Being Sentenced to Life for Sex Trafficking⁠ ⁠ Blogged by: Cabbagepatchgrl⁠ ⁠ The legal fallout for rapper Cash Out, also known as #JohnMichaelHakeemGibson, has shifted from the criminal court to a massive financial reckoning. An Atlanta federal judge has officially ordered the rapper to pay $40 million to a woman who accused him of horrific abuse and sex trafficking.⁠ ⁠ This ruling serves as a final blow to the former artist, whose career has been completely dismantled by a string of violent felony convictions.⁠ ⁠ On January 7, U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. handed down a default judgment against Gibson after he failed to offer any defense or even acknowledge the civil lawsuit. The plaintiff, known in legal records as J.M., was awarded a total of $10 million in compensatory damages to address the trauma she endured, alongside a staggering $30 million in punitive damages. Because Gibson sat silent and never filed an answer to t...