A Los Angeles judge was leaning toward allowing rapper's defamation claim against lawyer to continue but not a related extortion claim
Drake’s Some Sexy Songs 4 U debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, earning him his fourteenth chart-topping album. He now ties Jay-Z and Taylor Swift for the most No. 1s among soloists.
Jay-Z’s attorneys have fired back against Tony Buzbee’s lawsuit, calling it legally baseless and part of a broader campaign to deflect attention from his own legal troubles.
Jay-Z has filed a defamation lawsuit against attorney Tony Buzbee, claiming a rape lawsuit cost him $20 million and was deliberately timed to inflict maximum harm.
A bipartisan criminal justice reform bill is making its way through the Virginia State Senate this week, but the last iteration of similar reforms was vetoed.
In turn, Drake now ties JAY-Z and Taylor Swift for the most No. 1s among soloists in the nearly-69-year history of the chart. Overall, only The Beatles, with 19 No. 1s, have more.
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