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.
“We have been passed a file by the police to consider a charging decision in this case," the Crown Prosecution Service.
Jeffrey Williams Sr. has been supportive of his son since he was taken into custody more than two years ago.
The superstar rapper walked out of jail a free man on Thursday (Oct. 31), but that climactic moment was set into motion months ago.
The highly publicized trial kicked off in November 2023, with the rapper accepting a plea deal on Halloween 2024.
