Well, many of you may already know who Renee Rapp is, of course, because she is super famous from her Broadway and also from the HBO Max series The Sex Lives of College Girls, right? But the thing is, right now, a lot of people are getting confused because they’re seeing her name pop up in some lawsuit. Is that true, though? Who is she suing? Or was she sued? Or is it just a mix-up and nothing else? Well, if you’re asking these questions, then just keep on reading the actual reality behind this Renee Rapp Lawsuit.
Who Is Renee Rapp?
Born in 2000 in North Carolina, Renee Rapp is a singer and actress. She attained her big break on the Broadway musical adaptation of Mean Girls as Regina George in 2019. Subsequently, she rose to widespread acclaim from her role in The Sex Lives of College Girls, which ran from 2021 to 2024.
Renee began her music career while acting. She released her first EP in 2022; Snow Angel was her debut, premiering in 2023. Soon after, in 2025, the second album was released as part of her further drifting away from acting toward music.
The HBO Max Contract Issue
Mainly, in the legal waters concerning Renee Rapp is her HBO Max contract. In July 2023, she wanted to leave The Sex Lives of College Girls to concentrate on her music career and make tours. The complication was that she had announced her tour before she got actual clearance from the producers.
With the dispute going on, Renee got Bryan Freedman, who is a famous Hollywood attorney and has handled big cases of celebrities. Upon negotiations, it was decided that in a strictly limited capacity, Renee shall appear in the third season of the show. This gave her the avenue to work on her commitments with TV while giving herself time to focus on her music tour. It was said to be hardly a big settlement or payout; nevertheless, it has been confirmed that the woman was dead serious about taking music over her acting career.
The Name Confusion With Ciara Renee
The scandal of the “Renee Rapp lawsuit” deepened when another actress named Ciara Renée filed suit in 2024. Her case concerned being dropped from a Broadway show called Gun & Powder, for which she claimed lost earnings of close to $486,000.
Because of the similarity in name, the lawsuit was sometimes mistakenly connected to Renee. To be crystal clear, the Broadway lawsuit was the one filed by Ciara Renée, not Renee Rapp. Renee’s matter was solely with HBO Max regarding her contract for The Sex Lives of College Girls.
A Personal Story, Not a Lawsuit
Renee also made news while sharing a personal story that had nothing to do with lawsuits. She said in an interview that a few years ago, she had been drugged and sexually assaulted in a hotel in Los Angeles. The friends whom she thought were with her at the time had left her behind. Renee woke up injured with no memory of what had transpired.
She cut off the connection with certain people, something that returned to her musically as trauma while making music. One of the songs, Snow Angel, was directly written about the experience, and while performing it on SNL, she recreated the image of dying on the floor.
Public Perception and Support
With all these overlapping lines of stories, the HBO Max contract, the Ciara Renee mix-up, and her personal trauma, it is no wonder some got confused. While some of the public assumed that she was involved with lawsuits, others only knew about her interviews and music.
In truth, despite headlines, Renee was concentrating on music, thereby officially moving to the other side of acting. Even Mindy Kaling, the creator of The Sex Lives of College Girls, supported Renee’s decision out in the open and praised her talent. This made the transition somewhat easier to swallow for the public.
