Jay Z has finally responded to a man’s long-standing paternity claims, telling a federal court that the accusations are “fabricated” and show a pattern of harassment.
According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, July 10, Rymir Satterthwaite, 31, filed a federal lawsuit alleging on May 6 that Hova (real name: Shawn Carter) is his biological father. JAY-Z has denied this claim on multiple occasions. The rapper-turned-mogul’s lawyer directly addressed the lawsuit.
“The fabricated allegations and claims have been addressed – and rejected — in multiple other courts and [Satterthwaite’s] continued harassment of [Jay-Z] and disregard of those orders has already resulted in a contempt order,” Hova’s attorney said.
This complaint was “just the latest” in a “decades-long harassment” campaign, according to his lawyer.
Satterthwaite has always maintained that JAY-Z was born as a result of a brief affair that took place between him and his mother, Wanda Satterthwaite, in the 1990s. However, the 31-year-old also claims that the rapper “S Dot Carter” has made “unrelenting efforts…to suppress the truth and silence those who dared to speak it.”
Satterthwaite further claimed that JAY-Z’s shady courtroom tactics meant that the rapper “exploited legal systems in multiple jurisdictions to suppress [Rymir’s] paternity claim and prevent legal accountability.” Satterthwaite’s previous lawsuits against JAY-Z were dismissed in various courts.
Satterthwaite’s assertion that he was shot six times was perhaps the most unbelievable; in court filings, he said it was “a message intended to silence him.”
The 2018 song “Heard About Us,” which was featured on the Everything is Love joint album with his wife, Beyoncé, was JAY-Z’s public response to the rumours surrounding Rymir Satterthwaite’s paternity.
“Billie Jean in his prime/For the thousandth time, the kid ain’t mine/Online they call me Dad, kiddingly/You’re not supposed to take this Dad thing literally,” the rapper sang during the track.
