The billionaire musician, who’s married to celebrity Beyonce, denies ‘heinous’ allegations, calling it a ‘blackmail try’.
American rapper and music producer Jay-Z has been accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old with hip-hop star Sean “Diddy” Combs within the 12 months 2000, courtroom paperwork present, a declare the artist strongly denied.
An up to date civil grievance filed on Sunday alleges that Jay-Z, whose actual title is Shawn Carter, in addition to Combs, raped the woman at an afterparty following the MTV Video Music Awards in September 2000.
“One other celeb stood by and watched as Combs and Carter took turns assaulting the minor. Many others had been current on the after occasion, however did nothing to cease the assault,” the grievance reads.
“Carter has been with Combs throughout many such situations described herein. Each perpetrators should face justice.”
Combs, who’s also called Diddy, is at present in jail dealing with fees of intercourse trafficking and racketeering.
Jay-Z had initially been recognized within the grievance towards Combs as “Movie star A”, the up to date lawsuit states, accusing Carter of submitting a “frivolous” countersuit.
The plaintiff shouldn’t be recognized within the lawsuit.
Jay-Z fired again on the lawyer bringing the case, accusing him of being a “deplorable human”.
“My lawyer acquired a blackmail try, known as a requirement letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee. What he had calculated was the character of those allegations and the general public scrutiny would make me need to settle. No sir, it had the other impact! It made me need to expose you for the fraud you’re,” mentioned a press release revealed on X by Jay-Z’s label Roc Nation.
“These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a felony grievance, 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 had been the case.”
Carter, 55, is a billionaire report producer and entrepreneur who began out as a rapper and is now married to celebrity Beyonce.
Buzbee, the lawyer bringing the motion towards Jay-Z, informed the AFP information company, “The pleading speaks for itself. It is a very severe matter that shall be litigated in courtroom.”
Buzbee additionally mentioned the alleged rape sufferer he’s representing “by no means demanded a penny” from Jay-Z, writing that “she solely sought a confidential mediation”.
Federal prosecutors allege that Combs, 55, sexually abused ladies and coerced them into drug-fuelled intercourse events utilizing threats and violence.
Combs has pleaded not responsible to all fees, and his felony trial is at present slated to start on Could 5, 2025.
He has additionally confronted a large wave of fits promised by attorneys, together with Texas lawyer Buzbee, who mentioned in October that greater than 100 alleged victims had been planning authorized motion towards him.
