An amended lawsuit filed in federal courtroom on Sunday alleges that rap mogul Jay-Z raped a 13-year-old lady together with Sean “Diddy” Combs throughout a celebration in 2000.
Jay-Z denied the allegations on social media and blasted the lawsuit, calling it a part of a “blackmail try” by the plaintiff’s lawyer. Attorneys for Jay-Z didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The lawsuit was initially filed in October within the Southern District of New York and at the moment didn’t identify Jay-Z as a defendant, although the amended lawsuit says that Jay-Z was recognized as “Superstar A” on the unique grievance.
Combs has denied all allegations towards him, together with this one, in October. He’s presently in jail on federal intercourse trafficking fees, to which he has pleaded not responsible.
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The lawsuit alleges that the unnamed lady was drugged and raped by each Jay-Z and Combs at a celebration hosted by Combs following the MTV Music Awards in 2000, which was held in New York.
Tony Buzbee, the Texas lawyer representing the lady who filed Sunday’s lawsuit, has filed at the least 20 civil lawsuits towards Combs accusing him of sexual misconduct.
In an e-mail to Reuters, Buzbee stated the Jay-Z lawsuit “speaks for itself.”
“It is a very critical matter that shall be litigated in courtroom,” Buzbee wrote.
Buzbee, in his amended lawsuit, says his authorized agency had beforehand despatched Jay-Z a letter in search of to mediate a settlement.
Jay-Z, the lawsuit says, responded to that letter by submitting a lawsuit towards Buzbee, and by “orchestrating a conspiracy of harassment” towards Buzbee and different legal professionals in his agency, which the lawyer stated was an intimidation tactic meant to silence his shopper.
In a put up on social media, Buzbee stated the alleged rape sufferer he’s representing “by no means demanded a penny” from Jay-Z, writing that “she solely sought a confidential mediation.”
“Mysterious individuals observe me and my household, I’m nonetheless THAT man,” Buzbee wrote. “I received’t be bullied or intimidated. Folks will see by means of this effort to discredit me, and my purchasers and the reality shall be revealed.”
Buzbee final week filed a lawsuit towards legislation agency Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, whose legal professionals signify Combs and Jay-Z, accusing the agency’s authorized workforce of harassing his colleagues, his purchasers and his household.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan didn’t reply to requests for remark.