Conan O'Brien Stokes Kendrick Lamar and Drake's Feud with Joke at Oscars 2025: 'Don't Worry, I'm Lawyered Up'

Mar. 15, 2025

Conan OBrien, Kendrick Lamar and Drake.Photo:Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty; Prince Williams/Wireimage

Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty; Prince Williams/Wireimage

Conan O’Brienmade a playful reference toDrakeandKendrick Lamar’s ongoing feud at the2025 Oscars.

The 61-year-old comedian made the jab towards the 38-year-old Canadian rapper during his stint as host at the 97th Academy Awards on March 2.

Conan O’Brien at the 97th Annual Academy Awards.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty

PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty

“We’re halfway through the show, which means it’s time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile,” O’Brien joked, referencing the line in Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” which won five Grammys at the2025 Grammy awards.

“Don’t worry, I’m lawyered up,” he added aboutDrake’s lawsuits against Universal Music Group.

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Drake later filedanother lawsuit against the record labelfor promoting “Not Like Us,” alleging that it included defamation against him. The filing alleged that UMG “approved, published, and launched a campaign to create a viral hit out of a rap track that falsely accuses Drake of being a pedophile and calls for violent retribution against him.”

Drake attends the “Top Boy” UK Premiere on September 04, 2019 in London ; Kendrick Lamar attends The 2023 Met Gala on May 01, 2023 in New York City.Karwai Tang/WireImage ; Arturo Holmes/MG23/Getty

Karwai Tang/WireImage ; Arturo Holmes/MG23/Getty

In another statement to PEOPLE, UMG said, “Not only are these claims untrue, but the notion that we would seek to harm the reputation of any artist—let alone Drake—is illogical."

“We have invested massively in his music and our employees around the world have worked tirelessly for many years to help him achieve historic commercial and personal financial success,” the statement concluded.

source: people.com