Despite years of denying Rymir Satterthwaite’s claim that he is Jay-Z’s secret son — and despite a recent court dismissal — the legal battle surrounding the allegation is far from over.
Lillie Coley, Satterthwaite’s godmother and legal guardian, recently had her lawsuit dismissed after pursuing the matter in court. This dismissal came shortly after Satterthwaite withdrew his own legal actions. However, Coley has refused to let the matter rest, filing a notice of appeal earlier this month in an attempt to challenge the ruling she believes was incorrectly decided.
According to an exclusive report, Coley took another step forward on Friday, November 14, filing a new motion in a California court seeking to revive the case. Her filing accuses Jay-Z of evading paternity testing and using the New Jersey legal system to block efforts to move the case forward.
Her attempts, however, come with significant obstacles. The previous dismissal was issued with prejudice, meaning the court closed the case permanently. Any effort to reopen it could trigger sanctions or other penalties.
Coley’s original complaint alleged that the Roc Nation mogul submitted false documents that damaged her credibility and restricted her right to speak freely. Jay-Z’s legal team responded by invoking California’s Anti-SLAPP statute, designed to quickly halt lawsuits that appear to silence public participation or criticism. The court ultimately dismissed the case under this statute — though the precise reasoning, whether failure to demonstrate likely success or a finding that the suit infringed on free speech, remains unclear.
Still, Coley argued that the Anti-SLAPP ruling was misapplied, insisting that filings from the related New Jersey paternity case were improperly evaluated. She contended that New Jersey courts had already acknowledged a lack of jurisdiction to decide the paternity matter.
Despite these arguments, the judge concluded earlier this month that Coley’s updated filing failed to correct the legal deficiencies identified under the Anti-SLAPP statute, leading to its dismissal once again.
The California appellate court will now determine whether Coley’s latest appeal has any merit — and whether this long-running controversy will continue in court or finally reach its end.
