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Jay-Z’s Diddy Case, Drake’s Legal Motives, ‘Y.M.C.A.’ Lawsuit Threats & More Top Music Law News
Jay-Z faces shocking Diddy case, experts weigh Drake's UMG actions, 'Y.M.C.A' singer threatens lawsuits over 'gay' label, and much more.
In a complaint filed Sunday evening in New York federal court, an unnamed Jane Doe alleges the star ( Shawn Carter) raped her as a 13-year-old girl in 2000 alongside Combs at an after-party following the MTV Video Music Awards. That’s the question Billboard ’s Steve Knopper set out to answer in his excellent piece examining the possible motives behind the rapper’s widely-ridiculed legal actions against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar ‘s savage diss track “Not Like Us.” Is Drake perhaps seeking leverage to “alter his existing deal” with UMG? Coming a month after Thug himself escaped the case by pleading guilty and receiving a sentence of only probation, the verdict marks the end of criminal trial that has captivated the music industry for nearly than two years – and a major loss for the Fulton County District Attorney filed it.
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