Judge tosses Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music over rap beef with Kendrick Lamar

A federal judge in New York dismissed Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, ruling that lyrics from Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” amounted to opinion rather than malicious falsehood. The lawsuit alleged that the track labeled Drake a pedophile, but the court found such language protected.

Judge tosses Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music over rap beef with Kendrick Lamar