The rapper's lawyers claimed that “inflammatory" statements to the press were threatening his right to a fair trial, but the judge said he could not issue such an "extreme" order.
Adding two additional felony counts against Durk, a new indictment also says the rapper explicitly referenced the attack in one of his songs to "commercialize" his crime.
A major ruling is looming in the long-running lawsuit, which claims the DJ used his fame to "sexually victimize underage girls.”
The lawsuit is the latest in a string of cases to claim that a legally-cleared sample featured uncleared materials from an earlier song.
A week after prosecutors accused the rapper of violating the terms of a plea deal over felony gang charges, his lawyers have struck a deal.
In this week's Legal Beat, Young Thug heads home, Universal sues TuneCore, Ed Sheeran wins a copyright case, Metro Boomin faces allegations and much more.
Along with ABKCO and Concord, the music giant accuses TuneCore and its parent Believe of willfully infringing their copyrights to grow its business in a $500 million complaint.
“We have been passed a file by the police to consider a charging decision in this case," the Crown Prosecution Service.
The superstar rapper walked out of jail a free man on Thursday (Oct. 31), but that climactic moment was set into motion months ago.
An appeals court says that allowing Sheeran's accusers to proceed with their infringement lawsuit over “Thinking Out Loud” could "stifle creativity" for future songwriters.
