CBC is reporting that "A U.S. federal judge tossed out on Thursday a defamation lawsuit that Toronto rapper Drake brought against his record label Universal Music Group (UMG), ruling that lyrics branding the superstar as a pedophile in Kendrick Lamar's diss track Not Like Us were opinion."
That's the thing. If you're suing someone for defamation in a US court you have to prove actual malice. That means not only do you have to say something is false but you have to know it is false. In this case Kendrick never said Drake is a pedophile. He said I hear he likes them young.
When you look at Drake's dating history that is fair comment. Drake has said and done a lot of very sketchy things with young girls. Drake needs to own that. I have to admit the Crip dance in that song is a very catchy beat.
The line saying that Drake is always trying to strike a cord but it's probably A minor was very funny. Kendrick's Superbowl performance was awesome but when he was in Toronto he tried to bring back those ridiculous pants on the ground nonsense.
It was ridiculous when kids did it and it's even more ridiculous when a middle aged man does it so don't do that. Alright?
Speaking of defamation, Brigitte Macron's lawsuit against Candace Owen is the US is also a dead end. Brigitte has to prove that Candace knew she was a woman at birth which none of us know for certain. Candace states I think Brigitte was born a man and gives a whole lot of valid reasons for coming to that conclusion. As I've said before either way I don't care. If she is trans it's bullying. If she isn't it's defamation. There are much more important things to worry about.
Hey Fly sh*t. I'm talking about American courts. There you have to prove actual malice. In Canada it's way easier to lose a defamation lawsuit. That's why I settled. Twice.
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