Jay-Z received a “Billie Jean in his prime” payout in his decade-long paternity case after a courtroom awarded him $120K over Rymir Satterthwaite, who claimed to be the rapper’s son.
Based on AllHipHop, a California federal decide ordered Satterthwaite’s godmother to pay Jay-Z $119,235.45 for his authorized charges. The six-figure judgment comes after allegations of fathering Satterthwaite dragged out throughout a number of years and states, even reaching the New Jersey Supreme Courtroom.
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Satterthwaite’s late mom, Wanda Satterthwaite, claimed in a 2015 affidavit that their encounter happened in 1992 when the rapper nonetheless glided by the title “Roc.” She said that she was 16 after they attached at his aunt’s Brooklyn house and the condom “broke.” Satterthwaite repeatedly tried to compel DNA testing to show paternity, claiming he was after closure, not cash.
When Wanda handed away in 2019 from coronary heart failure, his godmother Lillie Coley spearheaded the authorized battle. Coley helped file the New Jersey paternity motion, however when the courtroom dismissed blocked them from pursuing the matter once more within the state, she filed one other lawsuit in California’s federal courtroom. The 2025 grievance alleged neglect on Jay-Z’s behalf and collusion with state officers to strain Coley and Satterthwaite into silence financially.
Coley claimed in courtroom paperwork {that a} lein from the case resulted in a $25,000 loss when she bought her house. She additionally accused the New Jersey Legal professional Normal of asserting “demonstrably and provably false” interpretations of previous courtroom rulings in chapter courtroom proceedings and harming her federal case.
As BOSSIP beforehand reported, Decide Garnett dismissed the California lawsuit in opposition to Jay-Z with prejudice in 2025, completely shutting down Coley’s potential to amend and refile.
“The Courtroom has fastidiously examined the Movement and decided it’s appropriate for adjudication with out oral argument. The Movement is GRANTED, and the Criticism is DISMISSED with out depart to amend,” the choice said.
Satterthwaite’s former guardian additionally filed for a short lived restraining order to pause the “Laborious Knock Life” rapper from pursuing sanctions “as a type of retaliation.” The courtroom denied Coley’s request, permitting Jay-Z to reportedly safe the $120,000 award below California’s anti-SLAPP statute, which applies to lawsuits that inappropriately undermine protected speech or authorized motion.
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Because the begin of 2026, Satterthwaite has been on a posting spree to disclaim the validity of the sanctions or utility of the anti-SLAPP statute.
That is the second time the paternity case appeared definitively closed. But Jay-Z’s self-proclaimed lookalike isn’t letting up anytime quickly, regardless of the courts constantly siding with the rap legend.
