On an episode of his podcast, Budden claimed he "sleptwalked somewhere [he] shouldn't have sleptwalked."
Citing the "highly sensitive" nature of the woman's accusations, the judge also turned down a motion by the rapper's attorneys to expedite a hearing to dismiss him from the case.
Southwest T and his brother Big Meech were sentenced to 30 years each in 2008.
The artist born Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez will also regain the presidency of his two companies: El Cartel Records and Los Cangris.
The rapper claims Spotify helped UMG boost Kendrick’s “Not Like Us,” but Spotify now says the action is a "subversion" of the legal system and never should have been filed.
The music giant claimed fans would think the service was affiliated with Republic Records, but a judge had ruled previously that UMG's case would be hard to prove.
Axel Rudakubana's trial is scheduled for Jan. 20.
Reps for Roc Nation call the new lawsuit a "sham" and a "pathetic attempt" to distract from recently-revealed inconsistencies in Buzbee's rape case against the superstar.
Attorneys for the superstar rapper say Lanez is conspiring with people outside prison to "retraumatize and revictimize" her.
The star claims Mireddys González withdrew $80 million from his El Cartel Records and $20 million from another of his companies, Los Cangris.
