A California federal judge has dismissed a paternity lawsuit filed by Rymir Satterthwaite, a 30-year-old man who has long claimed to be the son of rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z.
According to Page Six, the court granted Jay-Z’s motion to dismiss the case, which was filed earlier this year by Satterthwaite’s legal guardian, Lillie Coley. The ruling issued with prejudice prevents Satterthwaite from refiling the same lawsuit or requesting further paternity testing from the artist, whose legal name is Shawn Carter.
Satterthwaite alleged that Jay-Z fathered him during a relationship with his late mother, Wanda Satterthwaite, in the 1990s. Carter has consistently denied the claims. His attorneys described the repeated lawsuits as “harassment,” stating that the allegations had been “thoroughly reviewed and rejected in multiple courts.”
Satterthwaite, an aspiring musician, previously stated that he withdrew his case in mid-2023, saying there was “plenty going on behind closed doors.” He maintained that his pursuit was not for financial gain but for emotional and reputational justice, accusing Jay-Z of “committing fraud upon multiple courts” and “exploiting legal systems” to block his claims.
In 2023, Satterthwaite filed a motion seeking to compel Jay-Z to take a DNA test, vowing at the time, “This is not going to be over until justice is served.” His mother, Wanda, had filed a civil suit in New Jersey years earlier seeking child support from Carter, but that case was dismissed for jurisdictional reasons.
The dismissal of the federal lawsuit effectively ends Satterthwaite’s decades-long legal campaign to establish paternity. Jay-Z, 55, shares three children Blue Ivy, 13, and twins Rumi and Sir, 8 with his wife, Beyoncé.
