Drake avoids deposition in XXXTentacion murder trial after judge tosses order

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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Gabrielle Union says Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has messed with the wrong people, after the Republican governor signed a bill into law on Friday banning gender-affirming health care for minors. “There is an army that rebukes you, that does not agree with you and that will not lie down while this fascist rule is instituted,” Union told me Saturday at the 2023 Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica. “And that’s just one state. There are several states who were doing the same thing, and they will be met with resistance. People are not going to take this lying down. They’re just not. So if you thought this was going to be a cakewalk, you’re in for a rude awakening.”

Lily Moayeri The Guild of Music Supervisors Awards celebrated its 13th annual awards ceremony at L.A.’s Wiltern Theatre Sunday night, with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” continuing its winning streak across awards shows. The film picked up honors for both the Oscar contender “This Is Life” as the best song written and/or recorded for a film and for music supervision for a film budgeted under $25 million. Also scoring top honors were music supervisors or writers for “Elvis,” “Stranger Things,” “Insecure,” ““Battlefield 2042 DLC” and “Saint’s Row V,” among other movies, television shows, video games and ad campaigns. It was a glitzy return for the organization which recognizes and provides extensive support for the unsung music heroes behind the screens for film, television, video games, advertising and trailers. Coming together in-person after the awards were held virtually for the last three years, the cross section of music supervisors, sync agents, publishing company representatives, actors and musicians in attendance brought their A-Game to the red carpet and the three levels of the historic venue, as well as to its expansive stage—and also took advantage of the opportunity to let loose and mingle with their colleagues.

Drake and 21 Savage have settled Condé Nast’s lawsuit over their fake Vogue cover, Semafor reports and The FADER can confirm. The mass media corporation sued the two rappers in November for trademark infringement, brand dilution, and false advertising after they posted a bootleg Vogue cover on Instagram in promotion of their then-new joint LP, Her Loss.

Drake and 21 Savage have reached a settlement with publisher Condé Nast over the use of a fake Vogue cover story to promote their collaborative album ‘Her Loss’.According to Billboard, the agreement includes a permanent injunction preventing any further use of Condé Nast’s Vogue trademarks, as well as an undisclosed monetary payment from the two rappers.William Bowes, general counsel at Condé Nast, said in an internal email that the New York media company was “glad to put this matter behind us”.

Drake’s son Adonis, five, has sent fans into a frenzy following his recent debut on one of his dad’s interviews. Speaking to Caleb Pressley on the podcaster’s Sundae Conversation show, the Hotline Bling rapper, 36, was asked about fatherhood. Adonis is Drake’s only child, whom he shares with former flame Sophie Brussaux, and confirmed the tot's arrival in one of his tracks on his 2018 album, Scorpion.

Drake won’t need to be deposed in relation to the murder of XXXtentacion, after the rapper’s lawyers argued it was “unreasonable” for him to be drawn into the case. Last week, Drake was ordered to appear in court in connection with the ongoing murder trial. While prosecutors have never claimed that Drake was implicated in the rapper’s 2018 death, a defence attorney for one of the three murder suspects previously tabled Drake’s alleged involvement as an alternative theory to XXXTentacion’s killing.Mauricio Padilla, the defence attorney for suspect Dedrick Williams, cited an alleged feud between Drake and XXXtentacion (real name Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy) dating back to 2018.

Drake's 5-year-old son, Adonis, is a natural in front of the camera! The 5-year-old cutie made a funny cameo in a TikTok alongside his famous dad.Adonis jokes around with interviewer Caleb Pressley, talking about fighting people who say he's mean while drinking a juice box. Pressley then asks Adonis if he can read, and he tells him no.«Do you think if you had a better dad you'd be able to read?» Pressley jokingly asks.«This is my better dad,» Adonis sweetly says, nodding to Drake.The little guy adds, «That's a funny dad. Also, he does a lot of jokes.»Pressley then puts Drake in the hot seat, asking, «Does Adonis ever try to c**k block you so he doesn't split his inheritance?»«No, no, not really,» Drake says, looking like he's deeply pondering the question.

Drake has been ordered to either sit for a deposition or appear in court as part of the ongoing XXXTentacion murder trial, Rolling Stone reports. Drake's name was cited during court proceedings by lawyers for one of the three men on trial for the killing of XXXTentacion in June 2018; Dedrick Williams, Michael Boatwright, and Trayvon Newsome. All three have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges.