Drake's legal team released a statement ahead of Kendrick Lamar's 2025 Super Bowl performance condemning UMG, reports Joe Coscarelli of the New York Times.
"UMG is masquerading as a champion of artistic freedom by calling its actions merely 'entertainment,' but there is nothing entertaining about pedophilia or child abuse in the real world," the statement reads. "We are confident that the evidence we will ultimately present at trial, including information we've already learned and continue to receive since filing the lawsuit, will expose UMG's gross prioritization of its own corporate profits and executive bonuses over its exclusively signed artists' well-being and the truth."
Drake is currently suing UMG in federal court for defamation for distributing Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us," a song that refers to the Canadian rapper as a child predator. Kendrick performed the song on Sunday (Feb. 9) at the Super Bowl, which was watched by an estimated 113 million people.
XXL has reached out to UMG for comment.
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