The girl accusing Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her when she was 13 years previous has addressed some inconsistencies in her report.
Speaking with NBC News, the girl, whose id stays protected as Jane Doe, stated “not all of the faces are clear” in her recollection of what occurred to her over 20 years in the past. She informed NBC, “I’ve made some errors. I’ll have made a mistake in figuring out.”
NBC quotes Jane Doe and her father, whom they interviewed to fact-check the declare that he picked her up after the alleged assault. Jane Doe says he did, whereas the daddy refutes these claims. The report says he doesn’t keep in mind driving the greater than 5 hours it will’ve required to get from their residence to the placement of the alleged assault.
“I really feel like I’d keep in mind that, and I don’t,” he stated. “I’ve loads occurring, however I imply, that’s one thing that will undoubtedly stick in my thoughts.”
Regarding her father’s feedback, Jane Doe’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, is quoted telling NBC News, “We agree he states he doesn’t keep in mind. His daughter explains that he was in no state to recollect throughout that cut-off date on account of private points he was having then. We are speaking a few timeframe greater than 20 years in the past.”
The girl additionally claims she spoke to musician Benji Madden on the 2000s VMAs after-party the place she stated she was sexually assaulted, however NBC confirmed that neither Benji nor his brother Joel attended the 2000 VMAs.
“What is the clearest is what occurred to me and route that I took to what occurred to me,” the girl stated. Among the opposite inconsistencies addressed are the placement of the assault, though the precise whereabouts for the whole night stay unclear.
In flip, Jay-Z has launched his personal assertion and a further remark from his lawyer.
“This ‘lawyer’ Buzbee filed a false grievance in opposition to me within the pursuit of cash and fame,” wrote Jay-Z. “This incident didn’t occur and but he filed it in court docket and doubled down within the press. True Justice is coming. We combat FROM victory, not FOR victory. This was over earlier than it started. This 1-800 lawyer doesn’t notice it but, however, quickly.”
Jay-Z’s lawyer Alex Spiro shared his assertion by way of Roc Nation. “It is gorgeous {that a} lawyer wouldn’t solely file such a severe grievance with out correct vetting, however would make issues worse by additional peddling this false story within the press,” stated Spiro. “We are asking the Court to dismiss this frivolous case as we speak, and can take up the matter of further self-discipline for Mr. Buzbee and all of the legal professionals that filed the grievance.”
Buzbee informed NBC his consumer is in “excessive misery,” and has been experiencing seizures because of the stress. “Jane Doe’s case was referred to our agency by one other, who vetted it previous to sending it to us,” he stated. “Our consumer stays fiercely adamant that what she has acknowledged is true, to the very best of her reminiscence. We will proceed to vet her claims and accumulate corroborating information to the extent it exists. Because we now have interrogated her intensely, she has even agreed to undergo a polygraph. I’ve by no means had a consumer counsel that earlier than.”
“In any occasion,” he concluded, “we all the time do our greatest to vet every declare made, simply as we did on this case.”
Representatives for Buzbee Law Firm didn’t reply to Variety‘s request for remark.
