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‘Not Like Us’ Lawsuit: Universal Asks Judge to Stop Drake’s Attorneys From Uncovering Kendrick Lamar’s Contracts, Interscope CEO’s Compensation and More
Universal Music has asked a judge to halt discovery in Drake’s lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's ‘Not Like Us,’ which seeks contracts and other details.
The move follows UMG’s scathing motion to dismiss Drake‘s New York lawsuit against them for promoting “Not Like Us,” stating that he’s only suing because he “lost a rap battle” and took legal action to “salve his wounds.” The filing notes that Drake himself signed a public petition less than three years ago criticizing “the trend of prosecutors using artists’ creative expression against them” by interpreting rap lyrics as fact. In its motion to dismiss, Universal is arguing that Drake fails to make a claim for defamation in his suit, stating that it’s a double standard to expect them to promote his diss tracks against Lamar and not vice versa.
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