The second civil suit for defamation, filed against both iHeartMedia and UMG, accuses the companies of knowingly damaging Drake’s reputation. iHeartMedia, headquartered in San Antonio, is named as a co-defendant alongside UMG in this case.

Drake files second claim over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us,' saying he believes UMG allowed him to be defamed as a "pedophile" and used "payola."

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,

Drake has launched a second legal action against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” accusing the music giant of defamation.

Drake is suing Universal Music Group, the record label that represents both him and Kendrick Lamar. Learn more about the lawsuit below.

Drake has escalated his dispute with fellow rap superstar Kendrick Lamar, filing a pair of court notices warning of legal action against major music companies for what Drake called manipulative promotion of Lamar's megahit "Not Like Us.

Drake has begun legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify, alleging they conspired to falsely pump up the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”

The star says Universal Music failed to stop the release of a song that called him a sexual predator.