{"id":2080328,"date":"2025-10-09T20:59:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2080328"},"modified":"2025-10-09T20:59:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:59:16","slug":"drakes-not-like-us-defamation-suit-against-universal-music-group-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/drakes-not-like-us-defamation-suit-against-universal-music-group-dismissed\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake\u2019s \u2018Not Like Us\u2019 Defamation Suit Against Universal Music Group Dismissed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Universal Music Group will not face a defamation lawsuit from Drake over the distribution and promotion of Kendrick Lamar\u2019s Grammy-winning track \u201cNot Like Us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas dismissed the case Thursday, ruling that Lamar\u2019s diss track constitutes \u201cnonactionable opinion\u201d and cannot be considered defamatory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from TheWrap<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_l9p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_l9p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_l9p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_159p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_159p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_159p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Drake, signed to Republic Records, and Lamar, represented by Interscope Records\u2014both under the UMG umbrella\u2014found themselves in court earlier this year after the Toronto rapper alleged that UMG had spread defamatory claims suggesting he was a pedophile. Drake contended that the label had made secret payments and offered reduced licensing rates to third parties to promote Lamar\u2019s song, aiming to devalue his music and brand during contract negotiations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>More to come\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/drake-defamation-suit-dismissed-umg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Drake\u2019s \u2018Not Like Us\u2019 Defamation Suit Against Universal Music Group Dismissed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Drake\u2019s \u2018Not Like Us\u2019 Defamation Suit Against Universal Music Group Dismissed<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TheWrap;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Universal Music Group will not face a defamation lawsuit from Drake over the distribution and promotion of Kendrick Lamar\u2019s Grammy-winning track \u201cNot Like Us.\u201d U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas dismissed the case Thursday, ruling that Lamar\u2019s diss track constitutes \u201cnonactionable opinion\u201d and cannot be considered defamatory. 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