Reports say that Drake is being ordered to give a deposition or make an appearance in court later this month for the XXXTentacion murder trial. According to Rolling Stone, Mauricio Padilla, defense attorney for Dedrick Williams, one of three suspects on trial—attempted to subpoena Drake late last month. Padilla claims the rapper was in fact served properly, but was a no-show.
Four months before XXXTentacion was murder, he wrote via IG Stories, “If anyone tries to kill me it was @champagnepapi. Im snitching rn.” The rapper later claimed he was hacked.
In his opening arguments earlier this week, Padilla explained (and paraphrased), “Before X died, he said, ‘If anybody kills me, it’s Drake.’ Do you think sitting here years later, any detective has ever asked Drake or anybody like that? No.” He also noted, “This is one of the biggest celebrities in the world. Excluding an order from this court, we all know that I will never be able to take his deposition.”
According to Billboard, Broward Country Circuit Judge Michael Usan granted Padilla’s petition on Thursday (February 9th) for an “order to show cause.” A February 24th date has been set for Drake to fulfill the order, which will take place via Zoom.
