Reporter denies being assaulted by Drake as Kendrick Lamar conspiracy theories go viral 

A reporter has come ahead and denied being assaulted by Drake, as conspiracy theories in regards to the Canadian rapper and Kendrick Lamar are going viral.

The 2 rappers have been engaged in a feud for years now, though the meat has come to a head in current weeks – with every sharing more and more private diss tracks these days and different artists getting concerned.

Now, the rumours in regards to the two have reached a brand new stage after an individual on X/Twitter going by the deal with EbonyPrince2K24 posted grainy surveillance footage of Drake’s alleged private objects.

Shared over the weekend, the objects look like the identical choice of the rapper’s possessions that had been included on the duvet of Lamar’s diss observe ‘Meet The Grahams’.

Within the video shared on X, a bottle of prescription drugs was proven in addition to a package deal of Ozempic with Drake’s identify hooked up. Since being shared, it has gathered over 10million views and despatched rumours in regards to the single art work into overdrive.

#1. King @kendricklamar isn’t a liar, and I’m not a thief!

#2. Mr. Aubrey Graham (@Drake) & Mr. Livingston Allen (@Akademiks) have till midday Monday 5/13/24 to retract your claims of theft, or my legal professional Ms. Adrienne Edward and I’ll exhaust each authorized possibility out there. pic.twitter.com/Mm6TBjMiXc

— EbonyPrince2k24 (@EbonyPrince2k24) Might 11, 2024

As highlighted by Rolling Stone, the person has turn out to be broadly known as ‘The Riddler’, in a reference to the Batman villain, for his or her cryptic messages. The person has additionally instructed they may put up extra footage of Drake until he retracts the declare that he made in ‘The Coronary heart Pt. 6’, that he fed false intel for Lamar to seek out.

One a part of the posts that caught followers’ consideration was screenshots of alleged surveillance footage of Drake, as he acknowledged at The Mark Resort in Manhattan, NY. Within the pictures, freelance journalist Christopher Alvarez is seen within the foyer, and EbonyPrince2K24 posted it with the caption: “The problem within the photograph must also jog your reminiscence. Jimmy Brooks wouldn’t have been pleased with you that evening…”

Because it was shared on Friday (Might 10), numerous followers have speculated what the ominous caption may check with, and rumours have emerged that the Canadian rap star might have assaulted Alvarez.

To Mr. Aubrey Graham (@Drake ), might this photograph assist jog your reminiscence as to the place you discarded these objects. The problem within the photograph must also jog your reminiscence. Jimmy Brooks wouldn’t have been pleased with you that evening… pic.twitter.com/QnPFsIERO7

— EbonyPrince2k24 (@EbonyPrince2k24) Might 11, 2024

Following the conspiracy theories persevering with to go viral, Alvarez himself has come ahead and denied that there was any wrongdoing when he met Drake.

“I don’t know what any of this implies,” he wrote for Brooklyn Day by day Eagle (by way of Complicated). “I used to be with Drake that evening as a result of we briefly met after dinner, however all of the accusations are false.”

Alvarez lives with Thanatophoric Dysplasia Sort 2, a uncommon skeletal dysfunction that requires him to make use of a wheelchair, and has beforehand labored with a lot of non-profit organisations and high-profile names previously.

Elsewhere in his essay, he wrote: “I’ve had the privilege to be with Drake, Kendrick Lamar and different celebrities who’ve been very good to me, however I don’t perceive the place all of it obtained blurred with the followers.

“I can affirm that I used to be with Drake on the evening of Jan. 22, 2023. After his NYC live performance with 21 Savage. I used to be referred to as to satisfy Drizzy at The Mark Resort, and we had a blast listening to new beats. I’m not within the place to speak about his character exterior of our conferences however I can say I used to be not violated in any means.”

He continued: “Rising up in a society that was not meant for me to achieve, I’d by no means put myself able that might additional dehumanise the incapacity group.”

The meat between Kendrick Lamar and Drake got here to a head final month, when Lamar contributed a verse to Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘Like That’ .

Drake then fired again with two tracks ‘Push Ups’ and ‘Taylor Made Freestyle‘, and subsequently landed in scorching water after utilizing AI to emulate Tupac Shakur‘s vocals. The transfer led to the late rapper’s property threatening authorized motion. Drake subsequently eliminated the observe from streaming.

Lamar would then reply with ‘Euphoria‘ on Might 1, following it up shortly the next day with ‘6:16 in LA’ and the now-chart-topping diss observe ‘Not Like Us’.

The latter arrived at the beginning of the month and marked his third Drake diss in 36 hours. It additionally noticed him making some accusations in regards to the Canadian rapper over his supposed desire for younger ladies, to the purpose the place he calls him a “licensed paedophile”.

The pair then dropped new diss tracks inside an hour of one another, with Drake releasing ‘Household Issues’ simply earlier than Lamar clapped again with ‘Meet The Grahams’.

As aforementioned, Drake claimed he fed Lamar false intel on diss ‘The Coronary heart Half 6’, however the observe hasn’t been widespread with followers – just lately surpassing 1million dislikes on YouTube.

Take a look at a full timeline of the feud right here.

In different Drake information, the rapper’s mansion in Toronto was on the centre of controversy previously few days. First, reviews had been shared earlier this month that a person, suspected to be Drake’s bodyguard, was shot exterior the residence.

Simply hours later, it was revealed that a person had been detained by police within the space after making an attempt to interrupt into the rapper’s house. It isn’t clear whether or not or not wither incident has any relation to the continued feud.