Drake has been summoned to testify in the XXXTentacion murder trial.
According to TMZ, an attorney for Dedrick Williams, one of the three men accused of killing XXXTentacion, convinced the judge that Drake must answer questions about his 2017 feud with the late rapper.
Drake was supposed to be deposed on January 27, but he did not show up. He has now been ordered to appear for a deposition via Zoom on February 24. If he fails to appear in court on Feb. 27, he could be charged with contempt.
During the trial’s opening statements on Tuesday, the defendants’ attorneys argued that there were others, including Drake, who had motives for killing the “Look at Me!” rapper.
“Before X died, he said, ‘If anyone kills me, it’s Drake,'” Williams’ attorney Mauricio Padilla said. “Do you think sitting here years later, any detective has ever asked Drake or anybody like that? No.”
Defense Attorneys in XXXTentacion’s trial blames Drake for the killing pic.twitter.com/IUSVqKdft4
— No Jumper (@nojumper) February 8, 2023
XXXTentacion once said on social media that if he died, Drake would be the reason. He later removed the post and claimed to have been hacked.
“IF ANYONE TRYED TO KILL ME, IT WAS @champagnepapi IM SNITCHING RN,” X wrote on Instagram.
X and Drake had a history of feuding, with X accusing Drake of stealing his flow. “I’m not the first nor will I be the last ni**a he bit, drake a pussy ni**a money doesn’t buy you respect,” X tweeted in February 2017, claiming Drake’s career was “almost over.”
Despite the implausible theory, prosecutors say the shooting was the result of a botched robbery, and there is no evidence linking Drake to X’s death.
On June 18, 2018, XXXTentacion, real name Jahseh Onfroy, was leaving Riva Motorsports in Fort Lauderdale when his BMW was blocked by an SUV. Two masked gunmen approached him and demanded money before shooting him. They made off with $50,000 in cash from X’s Louis Vuitton bag. Shortly after, the 20-year-old rapper died in the hospital.
Williams, along with Michael Boatwright and Trayvon Newsome, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the deadly shooting in 2018. All three men face life in prison if convicted.
