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Now Drake Says Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Performance Was Defamatory Too
Universal Music Group responded that Drake “is being misled by his legal representatives.”
When Drake first sued Universal Music Group for defamation over “Not Like Us,” some wondered if the move would keep Kendrick Lamar from performing the song at the Super Bowl. In an amended lawsuit, Drake’s lawyers said Lamar’s performance “was the first, and will hopefully be the last, Super Bowl halftime show orchestrated to assassinate the character of another artist.” The complaint noted that Lamar did not rap the line “certified pedophile” during the prime-time performance, “because nearly everyone understands that it is defamatory to falsely brand someone a ‘certified pedophile.’” In response, UMG — which is also Drake’s own label group — said the rapper’s new claims are still “without merit,” adding that he “is being misled by his legal representatives into taking one absurd legal step after another.” The amended filing comes after a judge ruled earlier in April to allow the evidence discovery process to begin in the case, denying a motion to delay from UMG.
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