Drake’s attorneys have come to the defense of their celebrity client after it was reported that he was being sought for a deposition in the trial over the 2018 murder of XXXTentacion.
On Monday, Jon Blistein reported for Rolling Stone that Drake’s lawyers had responded to both the original subpoena and a recently reported order from a judge. The subpoena is being called “unreasonable and oppressive” by his legal counsel for a number of reasons, including (perhaps most notably) the fact that Drake has not been named in “any investigation” in connection with the fatal shooting.
“No evidence has been provided to substantiate the assertion that [Graham] in any way contributed to, had knowledge of, or participated in the alleged incident and to mandate that he appear for deposition for something that he very clearly has no relevant knowledge of is unreasonable,” Drake’s lawyers said, per court filings cited in Monday’s report.
In short, a lawyer representing one of the three suspects in XXXTentacion’s murder had first attempted to subpoena Drake in January. Shortly after, a judge granted an order that would require Drake to appear for a deposition later this month.
On Friday, the judge ordered Aubrey Drake Graham must sit for a deposition in this case on Feb. 24. The rapper’s attorney challenged doing any sort of deposition, stating Drake had nothing to do with the killing of Jahseh Onfroy. Watch the full segment below.
