In the latest chapter of a yearslong legal drama, Jay-Z is heading to court, though not to submit to a paternity test. Instead, the billionaire hip-hop artist and entrepreneur is asking a federal judge to “dismiss or halt his alleged son from purporting to file any new lawsuits against him based on claims of paternity,” a direct “attack” on a “fabricated” and “harassing” lawsuit filed by 32-year-old Rymir Satterthwaite.
The court action, filed May 6, 2025, resurrects a more than 20-year allegation that Jay Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, fathered Satterthwaite with his now-late mom, Wanda, through a short-lived affair in the early 1990s. Jay-Z has been evading a DNA test for years, only to use his “power and influence” to suppress it all, according to Satterthwaite.
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The hip-hop mogul has filed new court papers requesting that the entire matter be dismissed. His team cites previous court decisions from several jurisdictions, describing the latest lawsuit as part of a series of unsuccessful legal attempts by Satterthwaite and his godmother to resurrect the case. The papers also indicate that the repeated litigation has resulted in an existing contempt order.
“These baseless allegations and claims have been litigated and dismissed in numerous other courts,” the filing reads. “Persistent harassment and active disregard of those orders has to be stopped.”
Satterthwaite, raised by his godmother after his mother died, says his passion is not financial. “Why can’t he just prove me wrong?” he told the Daily Mail in December. “Go in the courtroom and do what everybody has to do. I can take a no. I can take being embarrassed. I can’t stand that he doesn’t say anything. It is not fair.”
To them, the conflict isn’t about headlines or handouts but about truth and closure. Jay-Z has never directly addressed his claims or agreed to a DNA test, he says.
Although the allegations are deeply personal, Jay-Z has largely refrained from addressing the matter in public, allowing his legal filings to speak for themselves. And they’re speaking loud and clear: in his estimation, this lawsuit doesn’t merit another day in court.
The case has already bounced around several courts over the years, with each subsequent effort ending in the case being dismissed. For now, however, Satterthwaite is hanging on, hoping that this time around, a judge will compel the hip-hop icon to respond.
At the time of publication, there has been no ruling or determination about whether the case will continue or be dismissed. Until it does, the courtroom examination grinds on, bringing up questions not only about paternity, but about power, privacy, and the price of fame.
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