Jay-Z has definitively closed the guide on the decade-long paternity lawsuit filed in opposition to him by Rymir Satterthwaite, not solely attaining a last dismissal in court docket but additionally quietly letting the deadline to recuperate his authorized charges expire.

The case, which concerned claims that the Hip-Hop mogul was the daddy of Satterthwaite, has been formally shut down by the presiding choose. This affirmation got here after the court-imposed window for looking for authorized charge reimbursement handed with none request from Jay-Z or his authorized staff. The window to hunt charges has now expired, confirming that no additional motion might be taken.

In response to experiences from AllHipHop, the rapper refused to demand reimbursement for the authorized prices related to combating the persistent 10-year authorized battle. This resolution got here to mild shortly after Dr. Lillie Coley, the guardian for Rymir Satterthwaite, publicly introduced that they’d not be paying Jay-Z’s authorized charges beneath any circumstances.

It seems Jay-Z allowed the deadline to expire earlier than Dr. Coley made her assertion. By letting the deadline go with out submitting for reimbursement, the Hip-Hop icon successfully selected to forgo recouping the substantial prices accrued through the years of litigation.

The transfer marks the top of the extended authorized saga, with Jay-Z selecting to stroll away from the monetary points of his victory.