A man claiming to be Jay-Z’s son, Rymir Satterthwaite, is dropping his federal lawsuit against the rapper.
Satterthwaite filed a notice of withdrawal on July 18, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly.
He also addressed his decision to withdraw in a video on social media, insisting he has not “stopped my fight”.
Satterthwaite said: “It has been a crazy couple of weeks. I have not stopped my fight.”
The man, who has not had a DNA test, confirmed: “I did withdraw my case. It’s a lot going on. We got to step back and play chess, not checkers.”
The Roc Nation founder was granted a restraining order against Satterthwaite in 2022, for making so many “frivolous” claims to the court.
Jay-Z’s legal team also asked for the case to be dismissed on July 18.
The Encore rapper – who has Blue Ivy, 13, and eight-year-old twins Rumi and Sir with wife Beyoncé – accused the man who claims to be his son of “harassment”.
The 55-year-old star hit out at the “fabricated allegations” and asked a federal judge to intervene in the case.
Jay-Z described the recent lawsuit filed by Satterthwaite as “just the latest” episode of “decades-long harassment” from the man and his godmother.
Documents stated: “The fabricated allegations and claims have been addressed – and rejected – in multiple other courts, and continued harassment and disregard of those orders has already resulted in a contempt order.”
Satterthwaite, 32, filed a federal lawsuit against the music mogul – whose real name is Shawn Carter – in May and accused the star of trying to keep him quiet about his paternity.
The man claims that his mother Wanda had relations with Jay-Z during the 1990s.
After she passed away, Sattherthwaite was cared for by his godmother and says that the pair have faced “unrelenting efforts by (Jay-Z) and his enablers to suppress the truth and silence those who dared to speak it.”
He accused Jay-Z of refusing to take a paternity test not answering his claims directly.
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