Jay-Z paternity case dismissed after being accused of abusing legal system for 10 years
The long-running paternity lawsuit against Jay-Z was formally dismissed with prejudice in California on Tuesday.
A woman named Lillie Coley told the court she was the godmother and legal guardian of a man called Rymir Satterthwaite, who could be the son of the music icon, 55.
Satterthwaite’s father, Jay-Z, who was in his early 30s with a woman named Wanda Satterthwaite in the mid-1990s, died in 2019, Coley said.
Coley said the late Wanda Satterthwaite spent almost 20 years trying to get courts in Pennsylvania to New Jersey to establish Jay-Z’s paternity for Rymir Satterthwaite in a domestic relations case, according to legal documents.
However, the case ended with the court’s decision on Wednesday.
‘The court read and evaluated the request’ [to dismiss the case] The judge for the United States District Court – Central District of California concluded that a decision without oral argument was appropriate.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Jay-Z’s representatives for comment but has yet to receive a response.
A paternity lawsuit against Jay-Z, 55, was officially dismissed with prejudice in California on Tuesday. A photo taken in Los Angeles last year
Rap icon accused of fathering man named Rymir Satterthwaite
Wanda Satterthwaite previously said in a sworn affidavit that she and the Hard Knock Life artist became romantically involved in the fall of 1992 and used protection that failed when they consummated the romance.
Wanda Satterthwaite said she gave birth to Rymir in July 1993, according to legal documents.
Wanda Satterthwaite said she had an on-and-off relationship with her boyfriend, Robert Graves.
Graves was ruled out as a potential father by a paternity test administered in 2010, according to legal documents.
In one instance of the heated case, Coley said Jay-Z and his team engaged in “person abuse,” according to court documents. [the] The legal process has been going on for more than ten years.
Coley said in legal documents that this was achieved by utilizing ‘sealed court orders, fake applications and procedural techniques’.
Rymir Satterthwaite told the Daily Mail last December that he wanted the Empire State Of Mind artist, who is married to music superstar Beyoncé, 44, to take a paternity test.
‘I really want to solve this,’ Satterthwaite said. ‘I want to solve this issue and get this done. I really want to. I don’t want any money. ‘I just want the truth.’
In the photo taken in New Jersey in July, Jay-Z had been fighting paternity cases in many states.
The Big Pimp artist was photographed at an event in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September
Satterthwaite addressed the artist directly and said, ‘Honestly, I have nothing against you.’ I feel like we can figure this out. ‘I never chased you.’
Satterthwaite emphasized that he ‘never chased’ the Numb/Encore artist for fame and influence.
He added: ‘I really want to figure this out. ‘I just want to figure this out and get this done.’
Satterthwaite emphasized that ‘all of this can be done with a simple test’ and emphasized that he really wants this to work out.
‘I really want this to be over. ‘This is something that’s really affecting my life and I just want it to be over.’
Satterthwaite added: ‘My mother passed away during this case and I really feel like I have unfinished business.’
Rymir Satterthwaite told the Daily Mail that he ‘really’ believes the ’03 Bonnie & Clyde performer is his biological father.
‘If not, why can’t he prove me wrong?’ said Satterthwaite. ‘Go into the courtroom and do what everyone else should do.’
Satterthwaite said he was prepared to accept whatever the consequences were: ‘I can accept no’. I can handle being embarrassed.
‘I’ve been through a lot. I could handle my embarrassment. I can’t stand him not saying anything. This isn’t fair. ‘I’m coming to the courts to find out the truth.’
