An amended lawsuit filed in federal court docket on Sunday alleges that rap moguls Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs raped a 13-year-old lady throughout a celebration in 2000.
Jay-Z denied the allegations on social media and lambasted the lawsuit, calling it a part of a “blackmail try” by the plaintiff’s lawyer. Legal professionals for Jay-Z didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The lawsuit was filed initially in October within the Southern District of New York and at the moment didn’t title Jay-Z as a defendant, although the amended lawsuit says that Jay-Z was recognized as “Movie star A” on the unique criticism.
Combs denied all allegations towards him, together with this one, in October. He’s in jail on federal intercourse trafficking fees, to which he has pleaded not responsible.
The lawsuit alleges that the unnamed lady was drugged and raped by each Jay-Z and Combs at a celebration hosted by Combs after the MTV Music Awards in 2000, which have been held in New York.
Tony Buzbee, the Texas lawyer representing the lady who filed Sunday’s lawsuit, has filed no less than 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 might be litigated in court docket,” Buzbee wrote.
Buzbee, in his amended lawsuit, says his legislation agency had beforehand despatched Jay-Z a letter looking for 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 attorneys 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 was representing “by no means demanded a penny” from Jay-Z, writing that “she solely sought a confidential mediation”.
Buzbee final week filed a lawsuit towards the legislation agency Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, whose attorneys characterize Combs and Jay-Z, accusing the agency’s authorized group of harassing his colleagues, his purchasers and his household.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan didn’t reply to requests for remark.
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