#TSRUpdatez: Last October, a judge dismissed the defamation lawsuit
#Drake filed against Universal Music Group (
#UMG) over
#KendrickLamar’s hit song “Not Like Us.” Now, Drizzy has filed an appeal following the dismissal.
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According to documents obtained by rollingstone, on Wednesday, Drake and his legal team filed an opening appellate brief to overturn the ruling.
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In the brief, Drake argued that the song declared an “unambiguous matter of fact,” that he is a “certified pedophile.” He went on to state that UMG marketed the song to consumers, and that later caused him harm.
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The brief also claimed, “The court effectively created an unprecedented and overbroad categorical rule that statements in rap diss tracks can never constitute statements of fact.”
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Before his latest filing, Drake filed his notice of appeal on November 12th in the U.S. Co...