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Dr. Dre Says His ‘Rough’ Texts to Doc Were ‘Protected Activity.’ Judge Disagrees

Dr. Dre argued his 'rough' texts to his ex-doctor can't be the basis of a lawsuit because they're protected speech, but a judge disagreed Thursday

Dre, born Andre Young, had argued in his underlying motion to strike that he already intended to pursue his “legal options,” meaning a medical board complaint or a civil lawsuit, when he sent Sophy the first of the text messages. Young’s lawyer, Jackson Trugman, argued that his client was “trying to hold the doctor accountable for alleged misconduct and seeking an explanation and an apology.” He said all of those things were the “objectives” of his planned legal actions. The judge hinted Young might have more success challenging the complaint on the basis it didn’t make a strong enough case that the texts rose to the level of civil harassment.

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