Drake has been in the headlines lately given his ties to the XXXTentacion murder trial. Some might be wondering: what exactly does the Canadian rapper have to do with all of this?
One of the suspect’s lawyers, Mauricio Padilla, tried in January to subpoena Drake before a judge issued a mandatory order requiring him to appear for testimony by February 24 – or he will be held for contempt of court.
Drake’s attorney, Bradford M. Cohen, has since responded to the filing of the deposition Rolling Stone.
“No evidence was presented to support the claim [Drake] contributed in any way to, knew of or participated in the alleged incident and it is unreasonable to have him testify about something of which he clearly has no relevant knowledge,” he said.
Padilla had previously included Drake on a list of potential witnesses, despite the four men having already been charged in connection with XXXTentacion’s death in 2018. Earlier this month, the lawyer also alluded to a social media post allegedly proving Drake’s involvement in the murder.
“If anyone tried to kill me it was @champagnepapi,” XXXTentacion reportedly wrote in an eventually deleted Instagram story. “I’m just sniffing.”
However, he later denied the post, writing online: “Please stop entertaining this bullsh*t on twitter. My accounts were previously hacked.” Padilla did not refer to XXXTentacion’s retraction in court.
Additionally, one of the suspects, Robert Allen, allegedly denied Drake’s involvement in December. Allen testified that he never met Drake or received any money from him or his associates. He also didn’t know who XXXTentacion was at the time of the murder.
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