Drake changed its defamation pursuit against Universal Music Group to reference the performance of Kendrick Lamar from “Not like” to the Super Bowl.
Lamar’s half-time show was an essential success and, according to the performance of half-time, the most seen in the history of the event. Many fans wondered how he would tackle “Not like Us”, his grammy's winning dissatisfied dissipation track which includes, among his scathing words, a famous line accusing Drake of being a pedophile.
Lamar modified this word in his performance, which Drake quoted in his modified costume. Lamar interpreted other critical words, including the line “I hear you as” I young “.
“Kendrick Lamar would not have been allowed to occur during the performance of the Super Bowl unless the word” pedophile “(in the” certified pedophile “sentence) was omitted words,” wrote Drake's lawyers in their modified complaint. “It is because almost everyone understands that it is defamatory to mark someone a” certified pedophile “.
“The agreement to censor the word` pedophile '' did not heal the performance of the Super Bowl to transmit the central defamatory meaning of the registration, “said the Drake team in its modified file. “Instead, the Super Bowl performance has further strengthened the belief of the public in the truth of allegations against Drake.”
“It was the first, and we hope to be the last show of the half-time of the Super Bowl orchestrated to murder the character of another artist,” continued the complaint.
Drake for the first time continued UMG, where he and Lamar are signed three months ago (but, in particular, he did not continue Lamar directly), accusing the label of promoting only one that he believes defamatory.
UMG, in a statement published on Wednesday, said that “Drake, undoubtedly one of the most accomplished artists in the world and with whom we have had a successful 16 -year -old relationship, is misleading by its legal representatives to take an absurd legal stage after the other,” said UMG. “We will demonstrate that all remaining complaints are baseless. It is shameful that these stupid and frivolous legal theaters continue. They are deemed and financially expensive for Drake and have no chance of success. ”
In response to a discovery motion that could give Drake Access to the Lamar contract with the UMG, the company said: “Two weeks ago, its representatives celebrated a victory '': the granting of a routine discovery motion. This “ wins '' will become a loss if this frivolous and reckless trial is not deleted in its entirety because Drake will be personally subject to discovery too. “
“Pay attention to what you want,” they added.
The performance of Lamar of “Not like” at the Super Bowl will probably not change much in Drake's efforts to prosecute UMG, said Ken White, a trial judge who spoke at the time in January.
“There is a risk, but it seems to be weak because of the way Drake decided to do so,” said White. “He very deliberately followed UMG and said it was not on Kendrick. It was more like: “I don't want to choose a fight with Kendrick, I only want to choose a fight with UMG. All he could do is say: “UMG promoted this song to the Super Bowl, their hands had Kendrick Lamar the concert.” »»
