Jay-Z is facing new calls to confirm the paternity of his “illegitimate son”, in another legal blow to the embattled rapper who was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl last weekend.
The record executive, 55, whose real name is Shawn Carter, has been named in a civil lawsuit, accused of raping a woman with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in September 2000, when she was 13 years old.
Now, he is drawn back into the ongoing legal dispute over the paternity of Rymir Satterthwaite, who has been in a decade-long fight to prove that the rapper is his biological father.
Satterthwaite, 31, claims Carter’s legal team acted fraudulently during previous attempts to get him to submit to a paternity test.
Satterthwaite, his late mother Wanda and his guardian, Dr. Lillie Coley, are listed as plaintiffs in a new lawsuit against several New Jersey courts, judges and officials, including the New Jersey Supreme Court, alleging violations of their constitutional rights.
Filed on November 25, the lawsuit claims that from 2012 to 2023 his ‘rights were violated through fraudulent judicial actions, including sealed records, unfair sanctions, and obstruction of his legal proceedings.’
Jay-Z faces new calls to confirm the paternity of his ‘illegitimate son’ in another legal blow to the rapper who was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl earlier this week.
He is being dragged back into the ongoing legal dispute over the paternity of Rymir Satterthwaite, who has been in a decade-long fight to prove that the rapper is his father.
Wanda, who died in 2019, alleged that she had sex with Carter in 1992 when she was 16 and he was 22 in an affidavit obtained by DailyMail.com. Satterthwaite was born in the summer of 1993.
At the time she was in an on-again, off-again romance with her high school boyfriend, Robert Graves.
In 2010, she requested that a Pennsylvania court force both men to undergo a paternity test to determine the true father of their child.
The case began with a pretrial phase in Camden County, New Jersey, on August 13, 2012.
During the pretrial phase, Carter’s attorney argued that Dr. Coley, who has acted as Satterthwaite’s legal guardian since her mother gave him custody in 2011 due to health issues, “had no jurisdiction” over her case. because it was first introduced by Wanda in Pennsylvania and should therefore be heard in the same state.
The case was dismissed outright because Satterthwaite was over 18 at the time of the pretrial phase and, under Pennsylvania state law, paternity must be established before a child reaches adulthood.
The court ruled that the case should be tried under New Jersey law, which states the age of “kinship” is 23.
Carter’s legal team later argued that the rapper should be exempt from undergoing a DNA test in New Jersey because he did not live or own any property in the state, despite public records linking him to homes in Alpine and Newport.
Satterthwaite’s mother Wanda, who died in 2019, alleged that she had sex with Carter in 1992, when she was 16 and he was 22.
Wanda made the claims in an affidavit obtained by DailyMail.com.
On December 12, 2012, his New Jersey attorney, Lise Fisher, admitted that she “was wrong” when she said Carter had no property in New Jersey.
In court transcripts obtained by DailyMail.com, Fisher said: ‘I submitted in evidence of my client’s cross motion an introductory statement, and I verified the introductory statement, signed by her, which specifically indicates Mr. Carter’s residence in New York .
“I spoke badly at the last hearing, because I really thought that was his particular direction. I didn’t realize that was their business address. So I apologize for that.’
At the time, Carter’s Roc Nation was located in New York, the address his attorney claimed was his home address.
Fisher continued: ‘That said, he is domiciled in New York. That’s what counts. That’s where he lives. That’s where it resides. And there’s nothing that will change that.’
However, Fisher learned of Carter’s New Jersey properties from the motion for reconsideration that included deeds and tax records.
New Jersey law states that a lawyer commits fraud when he knowingly makes false statements.
When fraud is committed in court, everything that follows that fraudulent act is also considered fraudulent, meaning that any subsequent judgment or judgment arising from the initial fraud is generally voidable and can be overturned.
Satterthwaite, 31, claims Shawn’s legal team acted fraudulently during previous attempts to get him to undergo a paternity test.
The lawsuit came days before Carter was linked to the scandal surrounding Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, 55.
The new lawsuit claims the court system conspired to deny the plaintiffs access to essential legal records, improperly imposed sanctions without evidence, and blocked their appeals.
They further allege that several judges, including Deborah Silverman Katz, Charles W. Dortch Jr. and others, committed fraud by misrepresenting ownership of the property and allowing false claims by Carter.
The plaintiffs also claim they were repeatedly denied due process and disciplined for allegedly violating non-existent gag orders.
They request a declaratory judgment to recognize that their constitutional rights were violated and to open the court records for public review.
The lawsuit also includes claims for “negligent infliction of emotional distress,” as the plaintiffs argue that their ongoing legal fights have caused them “significant personal injury.”
They ask that the accused be held accountable for their actions.
Satterthwaite and Coley believe Carter’s lawyers have fought vigorously to prevent her from having to submit a paternity test for one simple reason: Wanda was a minor when she became pregnant.
The couple is said to have had sex in New York, where the age of consent is 17.
Satterthwaite believes Carter’s lawyers have fought to prevent him from having to submit paternity testing because Wanda was a minor when she became pregnant in 1992.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for comment.
The lawsuit came days before Carter was linked to the scandal surrounding Combs, 55.
On Tuesday, Satterthwaite criticized Carter’s harsh response to the accusation that he raped a 13-year-old girl at an MTV VMAs after-party on September 7, 2000.
Carter denied the allegations and insisted that he has always fought to “protect children.”
“It is both heartbreaking and frustrating to see Mr. Carter respond to the allegations with such deflections and attacks,” he told DailyMail.com of the statement.
‘My late mother, Wanda, was just 16 when she became pregnant with me, and for years I have sought clarity about my identity. This is not about greed or spectacle: it is about uncovering the truth and ensuring all parties are held accountable.’
Satterthwaite attacked the statement, stating that if Carter “values the ideals of honor and protection of children” then he should stop refusing to acknowledge his paternity.
“Despite my efforts, Mr. Carter never wrote me a letter to address these claims, either to deny or acknowledge paternity, or to explain why his attorney committed this fraud,” he continued.
On Tuesday, Satterthwaite criticized Carter’s harsh response to the accusation that he raped a 13-year-old girl at an MTV VMAs after-party on September 7, 2000.
‘If Mr. Carter values the ideals of honor and protection of children, as he states in his letter, he should step forward with transparency. Continue deflecting and avoiding.’
The lawsuit claims the woman, known as Jane Doe, was taken to a house party and offered a drink that made her feel “dizzy, lightheaded and felt like she needed to lie down.”
Combs and Carter then allegedly entered the room and Combs declared, “You ready to party!”
She claims Carter then stripped her of her clothes, pinned her down, and raped her while Diddy and an unnamed female celebrity watched. She says Combs also raped her while Carter and the woman watched.
These allegations are so egregious in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil complaint!! Whoever committed such a crime against a minor should be locked up, don’t you think? Carter said in his statement.
“These alleged victims would deserve true justice if that were the case.”