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Drake Hints at Suing His Own Label for Defamation Over ‘Not Like Us’

Drake files second claim over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us,' saying he believes UMG allowed him to be defamed as a "pedophile" and used "payola."

The new filing comes after Drake’s company Frozen Moments sued UMG in New York on Monday, accusing the music giant of conspiring with third parties to illegally boost Lamar’s track on streaming services such as Spotify. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear.” (A rep for iHeartMedia did not immediately reply to a request for comment.) In the new Texas filing, Drake alleges UMG knew that Lamar’s song, album art and music video attacked his character by “falsely accusing him of being a sex offender, engaging in pedophilic acts, harboring sex offenders, and committing other criminal sexual acts.” He says UMG allowed the song to proliferate knowing it called him a “certified pedophile,” a “predator,” and someone whose name should “be registered and placed on neighborhood watch.”

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