Jay-Z Paternity Lawsuit Dropped
A federal judge was asked to intervene against a man claiming to be Jay-Z’s son.
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Editor's Note: This story was originally published in July 2025 and has been updated to include the latest developments in Jay-Z's paternity lawsuit.
Jay-Z has legally addressed a man that claimed that the hip-hop icon is his father. According to court documents obtained by UsWeekly, Jay-Z asked a federal judge to intervene and called the federal lawsuit brought by Rymir Satterthwaite “just the latest” in “decades-long harassment of [Jay-Z].”
“The fabricated allegations and claims have been addressed – and rejected — in multiple other courts,” the documents read. “And [Satterthwaite’s] continued harassment of [Jay-Z] and disregard of those orders has already resulted in a contempt order.”
Jay-Z told the judge that he only learned about Satterthwaite’s most recent lawsuit on June 3 and needs more time to put together an official response. Satterthwaite filed the federal lawsuit against Jay-Z on May 6.
On July 18, however, Satterthwaite withdrew the lawsuit, saying in an Instagram video that he withdrew the case because of, "a lot going on behind closed doors," and emphasized that he was not backing down on the allegations. Jay-Z's legal team is seeking payment of legal fees and Jay-Z has continued to deny the allegations.
Satterthwaite claimed that Jay-Z impregnated his mother in the 1990s; Satterthwaite also says Jay’s team committed fraud upon multiple courts and “exploited legal systems in multiple jurisdictions to suppress [Rymir’s] paternity claim and prevent legal accountability.” In his suit, he says he is not seeking back child support but damages from Jay-Z for his alleged actions — including the “wrongful dismissal” of his paternity suits seeking child support and college funds. He also said he suffered psychological distress, public embarrassment and stress-induced health and mental health complications.
Satterthwaite claimed his car was shot six times, which he took as a clear “message intended to silence him.”
In a recent social media harange against Jay and Roc Nation, Nicki Minaj re-posted a post from 50 Cent about the paternity case. “Oh is this why he was trending the other day? Idk. I hope all is well,” she wrote. “To God be the glory.”
