UMG Tries To Use LA Fires To Push Back Response to Drake complaint

Drake made his lawsuit against Universal for artificially boosting Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss "Not Like Us" official earlier this month.

Now, UMG is trying to use the LA fires to extend the deadline for their response to Drake's complaint by 34 days.

UMG has submitted a request to Honorable Jeannette A. Vargas to extend the deadline for their response to Drake’s complaint by 34 days. Citing the LA fires.

The current due date for the response is February 11 2025. If granted, the extension would move the due date to March 17. pic.twitter.com/OOLjqhErlL

— The OVO Docket (@OVODocket) January 22, 2025

If the judge grants the label the extension, they will get up to March 17 to respond rather than February 11.

Do you think the lawsuit will go to court or will Drake and Universal work things out behind the scenes?