Jay-Z denies allegation of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 with Sean 'Diddy' Combs: 'Heinous'
A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Sean "Diddy" Combs has updated her complaint to include allegations of assault by Jay-Z at the same party.
Jay Z attends the Los Angeles premiere of 'The Harder They Fall' at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on October 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
The woman first sued Combs in October, but on Sunday she added Shawn Carter, the musician and businessman known as Jay-Z, as a defendant in the civil action.
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Carter is the first celebrity to be accused of sexual assault related to Combs.
In a statement to CNN, Carter described the charges as "so terrible in nature that I beg you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!! Whoever who conduct such a crime against a minor should be imprisoned, do you not agree?"
Combs faces allegations of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and prostitution-related offenses. Combs pled not guilty to the charges and has denied any wrongdoing in about 30 civil cases filed against him.
The lady, named only as Jane Doe, claims she was 13 years old when she was allegedly raped by Combs and Carter at an after party following the Video Music Awards in 2000. The lady claims she became woozy after drinking at the party and went into an adjacent bedroom. The woman alleges Carter raped her first, followed by Combs. The lady claims she hit Combs and fled the party, according to the amended lawsuit.
The original complaint listed Carter as Celebrity A.
NBC initially reported on the case.
According to the lawsuit, Doe's attorneys contacted Carter and requested "a mediation to resolve this matter."
"Upon current information and belief, Jay-Z responded to said letter by not only filing an utterly frivolous lawsuit, but also orchestrating a conspiracy of harassment, bullying, and intimidation against Plaintiff's lawyers, their families, employees, and former associates in an attempt to silence Plaintiff from naming Jay-Z herein." This endeavor was intended to intimidate Plaintiff and undermine her lawyers. That initiative failed. Indeed, Plaintiff opted to file this modification in response to Carter's reprehensible conduct," according to the lawsuit.
Carter described the mediation request as a "blackmail attempt" in a letter written to Doe's attorney on Sunday. Carter also said that this lawyer, "who I've done some research on, appears to have a pattern of these types of theatrics!"
In a statement issued on Saturday, Houston-based attorney Tony Buzbee noted, "The complaint speaks for itself. This is a severe case that will be tried in court."
Carter noted in his statement that his "sole sadness" is for his family: "My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is of an age when her peers will undoubtedly see the news and ask questions about the nature of these charges, as well as explain the cruelty and selfishness of individuals. I lament another loss of innocence. Children should not have to go through this at such a young age."
CNN reported in November that an unidentified male celebrity sued the Texas attorney representing the Doe, alleging he was the victim of an extortion plot.
The celebrity accused Buzbee and his business with "shamelessly attempting to extort exorbitant sums from him or else publicly file wildly false horrific allegations against him."
Attorneys for the anonymous celebrity also claimed that Buzbee had "threatened to unleash entirely fabricated and salacious allegations of sexual assault," including "multiple instances of rape of a minor, both male and female," if their client refused to comply with their requests.
Buzbee refuted the extortion allegations against him in an Instagram post, stating that his company "won't allow the powerful and their high-dollar lawyers to intimidate or silence sexual assault survivors," and in a statement to CNN.
"If you are trying to hide your identity and claim you did nothing wrong, it doesn't seem very smart to take this approach," Buzbee told CNN in an email at the time. "We will address it in due course."
"I have confidence that with full public disclosure all of this will sort itself out," Buzbee wrote.
On Sunday, Buzbee reacted to Carter's remark on social media, saying that the alleged victim "never demanded a penny from him," and that they merely wanted confidential mediation. Buzbee continued, "She is empowered. I'm quite pleased of her resolve."
