Jay-Z has scored a victory in the years-long legal battle against Rymir Satterthwaite and his godmother, Lillie Coley.
In an exclusive report with AllHipHop, a federal judge has ordered the godmother of Rymir Satterthwaite to pay Jay-Z over $100,000 in attorney fees.
The amount, roughly $119,235.45, brings the long-running paternity dispute to a definitive close. Under California’s anti-SLAPP statute, Coley “shall take nothing” from Jay-Z.
The six-figure payout arrives after years of Satterthwaite and his legal guardian and godmother, Lillie Coley, seeking a DNA test from Jay-Z.
In the lawsuit, both Coley and Satterthwaite alleged that JAY-Z impregnated Wanda Satterthwaite in the 1990s. Wanda Satterthwaite originally filed her lawsuit for child support in New Jersey in 2010, but Coley took over for Satterthwaite after she became terminally ill.
The lawsuit was dismissed in 2012 after a judge determined it was filed in the wrong state. Coley and Rymir refiled in 2014 but the case became public in 2015 after they claimed Hov lied in order to get out of taking a DNA test.
Coley alleged that Hov suppressed evidence, stole records, and “negligently” concealed and misrepresented “material facts concerning his minimum contacts with the State of New Jersey.”
The legal battle continued for ten years with several motions to dismiss and amend the legal complaint. In 2023, Satterthwaite filed a federal paternity lawsuit against Hov but later withdrew for reasons unknown.
“I have not stopped my fight, I did withdraw my case, but it’s for a reason,” he said at the time. “I have not gotten a settlement. It is not over.” The legal battle didn’t end there, however.”
Jay-Z’s attorney’s responded to the motion writing, “The fabricated allegations and claims have been addressed—and rejected—in multiple other courts.” They continued, “Plaintiff’s continued harassment of Defendant and disregard of those orders has already resulted in a contempt order.”