Call An Amberlamps! Lawbrey Loses Universal Music Group Defamation Suit, Judge Succinctly Says ‘Not Like Us’ Was Kendrick’s ‘Opinion’s

Welp! After months of legal back-and-forth, Universal Music Group has emerged victorious in Drake’s defamation lawsuit.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled Thursday that the lyrics of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” are expressions of opinion rather than statements of fact.

“A reasonable listener could not have concluded that ‘Not Like Us’ was conveying objective facts about Drake,” she ruled.

As previously reported, Complaint Papi’s legal battle grew to encompass more than UMG’s alleged defamation; most recently, his team demanded internal documents tied to allegations of domestic violence against Lamar and probing the nature of Dave Free’s relationship with Lamar’s children.

In those filings, Drake’s lawyers sought “All Documents and Communic