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Also, it's a diss track, and legal experts say it would be hard to prove that the average person is taking it at face value. Also, it's important to note that Kendrick Lamar is not named in the suit, and that Drake has also put out diss tracks about Lamar and accused him of some pretty terrible stuff. So back to what happens on Sunday.
If Kendrick Lamar performs Not Like Us during the biggest television event in the U.S., is that considered defamation? And if so, who gets implicated?
If Kendrick Lamar performs Not Like Us during the biggest television event in the U.S., is that considered defamation? And if so, who gets implicated?
If Kendrick Lamar performs Not Like Us during the biggest television event in the U.S., is that considered defamation? And if so, who gets implicated?
The NFL's lawyers might caution against it, even if the legal risk is low. Then again, CBS, which just hosted the Grammys, played snippets of the song twice during the live broadcast, with some of the world's biggest artists bopping along to it. And maybe that's the bigger point.
The NFL's lawyers might caution against it, even if the legal risk is low. Then again, CBS, which just hosted the Grammys, played snippets of the song twice during the live broadcast, with some of the world's biggest artists bopping along to it. And maybe that's the bigger point.
The NFL's lawyers might caution against it, even if the legal risk is low. Then again, CBS, which just hosted the Grammys, played snippets of the song twice during the live broadcast, with some of the world's biggest artists bopping along to it. And maybe that's the bigger point.
Brown says the song is such a hit, there's nothing Drake can really do at this point to put the genie back in the bottle.
Brown says the song is such a hit, there's nothing Drake can really do at this point to put the genie back in the bottle.
Brown says the song is such a hit, there's nothing Drake can really do at this point to put the genie back in the bottle.
Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following today. In 2020, the far-right group the Proud Boys vandalized a historic Black church in Washington, D.C. Now, the church has been awarded control of the group's name. That means that proceeds from the merchandise sales and membership dues for the Proud Boys will go to the very church the group vandalized.
Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following today. In 2020, the far-right group the Proud Boys vandalized a historic Black church in Washington, D.C. Now, the church has been awarded control of the group's name. That means that proceeds from the merchandise sales and membership dues for the Proud Boys will go to the very church the group vandalized.
Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following today. In 2020, the far-right group the Proud Boys vandalized a historic Black church in Washington, D.C. Now, the church has been awarded control of the group's name. That means that proceeds from the merchandise sales and membership dues for the Proud Boys will go to the very church the group vandalized.
This unusual order came from a D.C. Superior Court, after the Proud Boys were initially told to pay millions of dollars for vandalizing the church, but never did. The Washington Post spoke to the church's pastor, who called the decision karmic and the result of unbroken, joyful resistance.
This unusual order came from a D.C. Superior Court, after the Proud Boys were initially told to pay millions of dollars for vandalizing the church, but never did. The Washington Post spoke to the church's pastor, who called the decision karmic and the result of unbroken, joyful resistance.
This unusual order came from a D.C. Superior Court, after the Proud Boys were initially told to pay millions of dollars for vandalizing the church, but never did. The Washington Post spoke to the church's pastor, who called the decision karmic and the result of unbroken, joyful resistance.
In tech news, some employees at Google are expressing their dislike of a policy shift in the company's AI ethical guidelines. Google erased language in those guidelines that promised it wouldn't use its AI tech for weapons, surveillance, or technologies that are likely to cause harm.
In tech news, some employees at Google are expressing their dislike of a policy shift in the company's AI ethical guidelines. Google erased language in those guidelines that promised it wouldn't use its AI tech for weapons, surveillance, or technologies that are likely to cause harm.
In tech news, some employees at Google are expressing their dislike of a policy shift in the company's AI ethical guidelines. Google erased language in those guidelines that promised it wouldn't use its AI tech for weapons, surveillance, or technologies that are likely to cause harm.
Business Insider reports the move prompted employees to share their dislike of the changes in internal message boards through memes, with one post asking, Are we the baddies?