Jay-Z has responded to a civil lawsuit through which a lady claims the celebrity and Diddy raped her with she was 13 outdated.
On December 8, the accuser — recognized within the authorized paperwork merely as Jane Doe — refiled a sexual assault civil lawsuit she had initially filed towards Diddy in October… including Jay-Z as a defendant.
On this doc, Doe says that the musicians raped her at a home get together following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards in New York Metropolis.
Diddy, in fact, was arrested in September on costs of intercourse trafficking and racketeering.
He’s at present behind bars, has been denied bail on quite a few events and is predicted to stay in jail till his trial begins this Might.
“Defendant Sean Combs, alongside along with his longtime buddy and collaborator Shawn Carter (a/ok/a ‘JayZ’), drugged and raped a thirteen-year-old woman at an afterparty following the 2000 Video Music Awards,” the aforementioned lawsuit swimsuit states.
“One other superstar stood by and watched as Combs and Carter took turns assaulting the minor.”
Calling out the lawyer chargeable for this submitting, Tony Buzbee, denying the rape allegation and making it clear he deliberate to struggle for his repute.
Jay-Z wrote that it is a “blackmail try” and he has no plans to settle, elaborating as follows:
“I cannot offer you ONE RED PENNY!!
“These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a legal criticism, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such against the law towards a minor needs to be locked away, would you not agree?
“These alleged victims would deserve actual justice if that have been the case.”
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— Roc Nation (@RocNation) December 9, 2024
We first reported on this alleged sexual assault in late October.
At the moment, the lawsuit did NOT talked about Jay-Z, however defined how the sufferer was “on the lookout for a spot to relaxation” and “entered what she believed to be an empty bed room so she may lie down for a second” at a post-MTV VMAs get together on September 7, 2000.
She says she was feeling “woozy and lightheaded” after only one drink on the gathering.
“Quickly after, Combs, together with a female and male superstar, entered the room,” the 19-page motion continued.
“Combs aggressively approached Plaintiff with a crazed look in his eyes, grabbed her, and mentioned, ‘You’re able to get together!’”
Added Jay-Z on Sunday in his personal protection, as soon as once more going after the lawyer:
“You could have made a horrible error in judgement considering that every one ‘celebrities’ are the identical.
“I’m not out of your world. I’m a younger man who made it out of the undertaking of Brooklyn. We don’t play these kinds of video games. We’ve very strict codes and honor. We shield kids, you appear to take advantage of folks for private achieve.
“Solely your community of conspiracy theorists, pretend physics, will consider the idiotic claims you may have levied towards me that, if not for the seriousness surrounding hurt to youngsters, can be laughable.
“I stay up for exhibiting you simply how completely different I’m.”
Beforehand, Diddy’s legal professionals additionally denied this similar allegation.
“This amended criticism and the latest extortion lawsuit towards Mr. Buzbee exposes his barrage of lawsuits towards Mr. Combs for what they’re: shameless publicity stunts, designed to extract funds from celebrities who concern having lies unfold about them, simply as lies have been unfold about Mr. Combs,” their assertion mentioned a couple of weeks in the past.
“As his authorized group has mentioned earlier than, Mr. Combs has full confidence within the info and the integrity of the judicial course of.
“In court docket, the reality will prevail: that Mr. Combs by no means sexually assaulted or trafficked anybody — man or lady, grownup or minor.”
