Jay-Z's legal wrangle with a man who claims to be his flesh and blood has, for the time being, reached a tentative conclusion. Rymir Satterthwaite has voluntarily withdrawn his federal lawsuit against the "99 Problems" hitmaker, accusing the rapper of impregnating his late mother, Wanda Satterthwaite, during the 1990s when he was just a teenager. In a July 27 Instagram video, Rymir confirmed, "Indeed, I have withdrawn my case," elucidating that numerous undisclosed developments behind closed doors prompted his decision. "My battle isn't over," the aspiring musician emphasized, "We need to adopt a strategic approach, playing chess rather than checkers."
E! News reached out to Jay-Z's publicist for comment regarding Rymir's withdrawal but received no response. Nevertheless, court documents filed on June 16 and obtained by E! News revealed that Jay-Z's (legally known as Shawn Carter) legal team vehemently denied Rymir's paternity claims. "These fabricated allegations have already been dismissed by numerous courts," the documents stated, further describing the federal lawsuit as merely "the latest installment" in what Jay-Z's lawyers termed as "decades-long harassment."
Moreover, Jay-Z's attorneys alleged that Rymir's federal suit was "improperly served," asserting that the music mogul, who shares daughter Blue Ivy, 13, and twins Rumi and Sir, 8, with his wife Beyoncé, was only made aware of its existence a month after it was filed in May. In their rebuttal to Rymir's lawsuit, Jay-Z's legal representatives requested additional time from the court to "assess the Complaint and determine an appropriate course of action or pleading."
For his part, Rymir's complaint stipulated that he was not seeking financial compensation for child support but rather damages for emotional distress and reputational harm, accusing Jay-Z of allegedly "perpetrating fraud on multiple courts, misrepresenting facts, disrupting procedural due process, and manipulating legal systems across various jurisdictions to suppress Rymir's paternity claim."
