Drake must sit for a deposition or appear in court following a possible alternative theory linking him to the murder of XXXTENTACION.

Canadian rapper Drake must sit for a deposition or appear in court following a possible alternative theory linking him to the murder of XXXTENTACION.

This was revealed in a court order filed by the defense attorney for Dedrick Williams, one of the three suspects. Attorney Mauricio Padilla reportedly submitted a possible alternative theory linking Drake to the murder of XXXTENTACION, due to their rumored feud before XXXTENTACION’s death.

According to the court order, Drake must show up for deposition on Friday, February 24.

“If deponent Aubrey Drake Graham does not appear to deposition he must appear before this court on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 at 10 a.m. EST at so [sic] the court can determine why he should not be held in contempt.”

During opening arguments that took place on Tuesday, February 7, Padilla cited an Instagram post shared by XXXTENTACION’s Instagram account in February 2018.

“If anyone tries to kill me it was @champagnepapi [Drake’s Instagram handle]. I’m snitching right now,” read the Instagram post, which XXXTENTACION later deleted and claimed was posted as his account was hacked.

In addition to Williams, codefendants Michael Boatwright and Trayvon Newsome are standing trial. If convicted, the three suspects could face life in prison. Authorities believe Boatwright was the assailant who ultimately fired the fatal shots at XXXTENTACION.

The three suspects, along with another man named Robert Allen, were arrested soon after and hit with first-degree murder and armed robbery with a firearm charges. Allen pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges in August 2022 and has testified against his accomplices in hopes of a lighter sentence.