NEW YORK: Drake expanded his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, saying more people were duped into believing he was a paedophile after rapper Kendrick Lamar performed “Not Like Us” during the Super Bowl halftime show and the Grammy Awards.
In an amended complaint filed late Wednesday night against his record label, Drake said the performances introduced millions of new listeners to Lamar’s smash hit, and have led to more threats against the Canadian rapper and his family.
Drake said this occurred though Lamar omitted the word “paedophile” from his Super Bowl performance, seen by more than 133.5 million people, ostensibly because “nearly everyone understands” it was defamatory.