{"id":2083002,"date":"2025-10-11T01:18:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T01:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2083002"},"modified":"2025-10-11T01:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T01:18:22","slug":"drakes-defamation-lawsuit-over-kendrick-lamars-not-like-us-diss-dismissed-by-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/drakes-defamation-lawsuit-over-kendrick-lamars-not-like-us-diss-dismissed-by-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake\u2019s Defamation Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u201cNot Like Us\u201d Diss Dismissed by Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/drake\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Drake;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Drake<\/a> suffered a significant blow in his legal battle against Universal Music Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to court documents obtained by Complex, U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas has dismissed Drake\u2019s defamation lawsuit against the music corporation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Drizzy sued UMG earlier this year, claiming that the company conspired with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/kendrick-lamar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kendrick Lamar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Kendrick Lamar<\/a> to damage his reputation. 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