An aspiring Philadelphia rapper says Jay-Z is his deadbeat dad. Rymir Satterthwaite, 21, claims his mother, Wanda, and Jay had a steamy relationship long before Beyonce showed up, and that the affair produced Rymir. He’s now suing Jay-Z, real name Shawn Corey Carter, to get the mega mogul to acknowledge his child.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. He Says Jay-Z Lied in Court to Avoid a Paternity Test
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According to court documents that were first acquired by the National Enquirer, Rymir filed suit in-late 2014 through his legal guardian, a woman named Lillie Coley. The Enquirer reported that Rymir’s mother’s name is Wanda. The suit was filed in Camden, New Jersey. It claims that Jay-Z lied in court to “avoid taking a paternity test.” The lying allegedly occurred around five years ago when Jay was first named as possibly being Rymir’s father.
Heavy.com reached out to the civil records division to obtain the documents. We received a note back saying that the details in the case had been sealed by the judge.
The above docket shows that the lawsuit has been filed in Camden as “Coley vs. Fishter.” Fisher is Lise Fisher, Jay-Z’s lawyer.
2. Rymir Wrote a Survival Guide for Men Who Grow Up Without Fathers Called ‘Daddy Not Available (Because He Don’t Wanna Be)’
Rymir pictured on his Facebook page.
On his website, Ryir2013.wix.com, he describes an “upcoming project” as a “Survival Guide for all but mainly young men on how to live without their fathers and dealing with rejection.” The guide is titled “D.N.A. – Daddy Not Available (Because he don’t wanna be).” The site says he’s also involved in a “Community Project to help change laws that affect people who seek to know their biological fathers.”
He adds that he has a single coming out called “City Lights” (You Can Listen Above) and that he’s involved in a Stay in School program. On a website called “Help Rymir,” designed to help donate to his cause, it reads:
Been on this journey to confirm father but he has not been cooperative so I decided to just know who he is and move on. He is rich so he has been fighting to not claim me for some unethical reason.
Rymir is also seeking donations for a college fund. He says on the site that he needs the donations due to “unnecessary drama.” Rymir adds that he wants to attend a “major university” and that costs “big bucks!!!”
3. He Says Rapping Is ‘In His Blood’
He was born in Philadelphia, according to his Twitter profile. Rymir describes himself as a “hard working person who loves to learn new things.” He says that his passions are music, football and business. In a video from 2013 (above) explaining his aspirations, Rymir also talks about his love of soccer. He says that he’s been rapping since he was eight and says it’s “in his blood.” The Philly-native also compliments the support of his mother in encouraging him throughout his life. In his last tweet, Rymir wrote, “Some will do anything to win a case even it’s the wrong way now I need the money taken to get my teeth fixed.”
4. He Also Goes by the Name ‘Zaire Graves’
On one of his Facebook page’s, Rymir goes by the name “Rymir Graves.” That page says that he went to Camden County College in Blackwood, New Jersey. The URL for that page calls him “Zaire Graves.” On his other Facebook page, which appears to be more dedicated to his rapper persona, it says that he went to high school in Newark. The woman named as a his legal guardian in court documents, Lillie Coley, is from Philadelphia.
5. In 2011, Jay-Z Dodged a Similar Paternity Claim
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Back in 2011, Jay-Z was accused of fathering a child with a Trinidadian model, Shenelle Scott. At the time, his reps said that case was “ridiculous.”