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Jay-Z’s paternity case dismissed, declines to pursue attorney fees
Jay-Z’s paternity case has officially been put to bed, with the billionaire rapper and businessman deciding not to pursue attorney fees against Rymir Satterthwaite after the decade-long case. Per Complex, Satterthwaite, in a lawsuit, had claimed that Jay-Z, born Shawn Corey Carter, was his biological father. Jay-Z, 55, however, vehemently denied those claims. And though…
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