UMG Responds To Drake’s Defamation Lawsuit, Says He’s Trying To ‘Weaponize The Legal Process To Silence An Artist’s Creative Expression’

UMG Responds To Drake’s Defamation Lawsuit, Says He’s Trying To ‘Weaponize The Legal Process To Silence An Artist’s Creative Expression’

UMG has addressed the federal defamation suit they’re facing from Drake. In a recently released statement, the music corporation said,

“Not only are these claims untrue, but the notion that we would seek to harm the reputation of any artist — let alone Drake — is illogical. We have invested massively in his music and our employees around the world have worked tirelessly for many years to help him achieve historic commercial and personal financial success.”

Speaking on the backing they’ve given Drake over the years, the statement continued,

“Throughout his career, Drake has intentionally and successfully used UMG to distribute his music and poetry to engage in conventionally outrageous back-and-forth ‘rap battles’ to express his feelings about other artists. He now seeks to weaponize the legal process to silence an artist’s creative expression and to seek damages from UMG for distributing that artist’s music.”

 

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They concluded with,

“We have not and do not engage in defamation — against any individual. At the same time, we will vigorously defend this litigation to protect our people and our reputation, as well as any artist who might directly or indirectly become a frivolous litigation target for having done nothing more that write a song.”

As reported, Drake filed a federal defamation suit against his label, Universal Music Group, for allegedly spreading the “false and malicious narrative” that he’s a p3dophile by releasing, distributing, and promoting Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” diss record.

Do you think Drake is doing the right thing by getting the law involved??

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