Trigger Warning: This article discusses sexual assualt.
Rapper Jay Z, born Shawn Carter, has been named in a civil lawsuit alongside Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs’, accused of the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl at an after party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.
The federal lawsuit was originally filed in October in New York against Combs alone, but has now been re-filed to also name Carter. marie claire previously reported on the lawsuit.
The woman, who remains anonymous, simply listed as Jane Doe, claims the assault took place in 2000 at a house party following the MTV Awards’ ceremony when she was just 13-years-old. It then details the events of the night, where Doe says she was dropped off at Radio City Music Hall so she could approach limousines in an attempt to get access to the Video Music Awards or a respective after party.
It goes on to claim one driver told her she “fit was Diddy was looking for” before inviting her to a party following the show. Per the documents via NBC, the woman alleges upon arrival she signed a document to gain entry to the party and was offered a drink that left her feeling “woozy, lightheaded and felt [like] she needed to lie down”. It is then that the woman alleges she was raped by Carter and Combs as an unnamed female celebrity watched on.
“Another celebrity stood by and watched as Combs and Carter took turns assaulting the minor,” the suit states.
The documents were filed by Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee, who is also representing several other lawsuits against P Diddy.
Jay Z has released a formal statement denying the allegations via the Instagram page of his entertainment company, RocNation.
“These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away, would you not agree?” it reads.
“These alleged victims would deserve real justice if that were the case. This lawyer, who I have done a bit of research on, seems to have a pattern of these type of theatrics!”
He then goes on to write about the “heartbreak” these accusations will cause his family, wife, Beyonce, and three children, Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir.
“My only heartbreak is for my family,’ Jay-Z said. ‘My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people.
“I mourn yet another loss of innocence. Children should not have to endure such at their young age. It is unfair to have to try to understand inexplicable degrees of malice meant to destroy families and human spirit.”
Buzbee followed up Carter’s statement with a reponse of his own, it reads: “Regarding the Jay Z case and his efforts to silence my clients: Mr. Carter previously denied being the one who sued me and my firm. He filed his frivolous case under a pseudonym. What he fails to say in his recent statement is my firm sent his lawyer a demand letter on behalf of an alleged victim and that victim never demanded a penny from him. Instead, she only sought a confidential mediation.”
It goes on to say, “Since I sent the letter on her behalf, Mr. Carter has not only sued me, but he has tried to bully and harass me and this plaintiff. His conduct has had the opposite impact. She is emboldened. I’m very proud of her resolve. As far as the allegations in the complaint filed, we will let the filing speak for itself and will litigate the facts in court, not in the media.”
Sean P Diddy Combs is currently in prison in New York, after being denied bail and is awaiting trial for sex trafficking and racketeering charges on May 5.
Outside of the federal charges brought against Combs, a further 120 civil lawsuits are expected to be laid by Buzbee, the above with Jay Z included among them.
“We will let the allegations in the filed complaints speak for themselves, and will work to see that justice is done,” Buzbee told Deadline upon first announcing his intentions to pursue the lawsuits.
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