Drake’s defamation lawsuit in opposition to UMG over a Kendrick Lamar monitor is delayed as wildfires disrupt the report label’s authorized response.
Drake’s authorized battle with Common Music Group (UMG) over a controversial diss monitor is being delayed after the wildfires in Los Angeles induced a delay within the report label’s protection.
UMG, the defendant within the high-profile lawsuit filed by the Canadian rap star, has requested a 34-day extension to answer the claims, citing the impression of the pure catastrophe on its executives and authorized group.
UMG’s lawyer, Nicholas P. Crowell, submitted a proper request to the courtroom, explaining the pressing want for extra time.
“We request this extension…as a result of the wildfires in Los Angeles have drastically impacted Defendant’s govt and authorized groups. An extension from the Courtroom would allow ample time to reply,” Crowell defined.
Drake’s lawsuit accuses UMG of defamation and harassment tied to Kendrick Lamar’s track “Not Like Us.”
The rapper alleges that UMG permitted and promoted the monitor, which he claims falsely portrays him as a pedophile.
Based on the submitting, this led to real-world penalties, together with violence on the artist’s Toronto residence.
On Could 7, 2024, a capturing on the rapper’s property injured a safety guard, an assault Drake attributes to the incendiary lyrics.
Crowell additionally emphasised that it was UMG’s first extension request and famous the plaintiff’s consent to the delay.
Whereas UMG denies Drake’s accusations, describing the lawsuit as an try and suppress creative expression in Hip-Hop, Drake’s authorized group has painted an image of company irresponsibility.
The lawsuit claims that UMG prioritized “company greed over the security and well-being of its artists,” a daring cost that has forged new mild on the often-tense relationship between main report labels and their performers.
UMG is asking for a date of March 17 to arrange its official response to the claims, if the courtroom approves of the extension.
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