Jay-Z’s alleged son withdraws lawsuit

Jay-Z’s legal battle with a man claiming to be his biological son is over—for now

Rymir Satterthwaite withdrew his federal lawsuit against the “99 Problems” rapper, who the 30-year-old alleges to have impregnated his late mom Wanda Satterthwaite during the ’90s.

“I did withdraw my case,” Rymir confirmed in a July 27 Instagram video, explaining that he dropped the suit because there was “a lot going on behind closed doors.”

“I have not stopped my fight,” the aspiring musician continued. “We got to step back and play chess, not checkers.”

However, in June 16 court filing obtained by E! News, attorneys for the Grammy winner (real name Shawn Carter) slammed Rymir’s paternity allegations.

“The fabricated allegations and claims have been addressed—and rejected—in multiple other courts,” the documents read, adding that the federal lawsuit was “just the latest” in what Jay-Z’s counsel described as “decades long harassment.”

Furthermore, Jay-Z’s lawyers alleged Rymir’s federal suit was “not properly served,” saying that the music mogul—who shares daughter Blue Ivy, 13, as well as twins Rumi and Sir, 8, with wife Beyoncé—did not learn of its existence until one month after it was filed in May.

In their response to Rymir’s lawsuit, Jay-Z’s attorneys asked the court for additional time to “evaluate the Complaint and determine how to respond or otherwise plead.”

For his part, Rymir said in his complaint that he was not suing for reparational child support, but for damages related to emotional distress and reputational harm after Jay-Z allegedly “committed fraud upon multiple courts, misrepresented facts, interfered with procedural due process and exploited legal systems in multiple jurisdictions to suppress Plaintiff Rymir’s paternity claim.”