In the new filing, Drake’s attorneys (by way of Frozen Moments, LLC) claim UMG “could have refused to release or distribute the song or required the offending material to be edited and/or removed. But UMG chose to do the opposite.

Now, per Billboard, Drake has filed a second action in Texas accusing the music giant of “defamation” and not halting the release of a song “falsely accusing him of being a sex offender.” “Not Like Us” infamously cast Drake as a “certified pedophile,