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Jay-Z and Beyoncé made a uncommon crimson carpet look on the Los Angeles premiere of “Mufasa: The Lion King” on Monday night time alongside their daughter Blue Ivy Carter, a day after the rapper denied allegations he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old in 2000 with Sean “Diddy” Combs.
In movies posted on YouTube by E!News, the chart-topping rapper and singer cheered on their 12-year-old daughter, who stars within the film, earlier than posing for images alongside her, in addition to with Beyoncé’s mom Tina Knowles.
Blue Ivy voices Kiara, the daughter of Simba and Nala (voiced by Beyoncé), within the film that may be a prequel to “The Lion King,” telling the origin story of Mufasa.
The couple’s crimson carpet look got here a day after allegations towards Shawn Carter, the rapper and businessman often called Jay-Z, emerged when a lady who alleges she was additionally assaulted by Combs amended her lawsuit to incorporate Carter.
The lady, who’s recognized as a Jane Doe, says she was 13 years previous on the time she was allegedly assaulted by Combs and Carter at an after celebration following the Video Music Awards in 2000.
The lady alleges she started to really feel woozy after consuming a drink on the celebration and wandered into a close-by bed room. The lady alleges Carter raped her first, adopted by Combs. The lady says she hit Combs and ran out of the celebration, in response to the amended lawsuit.
In a press release addressed to CNN, Carter known as the allegations “so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a felony grievance, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such a criminal offense towards a minor must be locked away, would you not agree?”
Carter is the primary celeb to be accused of sexual assault in connection to Combs, who was indicted in September on fees of intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and prostitution associated fees. He pleaded not responsible to the costs and has denied all wrongdoing in roughly 30 civil lawsuits which have been filed towards him.
On Monday, Carter’s attorneys filed a movement asking the decide to require Doe to disclose her id or dismiss the lawsuit.
According to the lawsuit, Doe’s attorneys reached out to Carter to request a mediation however alleges Carter “responded to mentioned letter by not solely submitting an completely frivolous lawsuit, however by additionally orchestrating a conspiracy of harassment, bullying and intimidation towards Plaintiff’s legal professionals, their households, workers and former associates in an try and silence Plaintiff from naming Jay-Z.”
“This effort was meant to scare Plaintiff and to discredit her counsel. That effort failed. Indeed, Plaintiff selected to file this modification on account of the egregious conduct perpetuated by Carter,” in response to the lawsuit.
In his response despatched to CNN on Sunday, which was addressed to Doe’s legal professional Tony Buzbee, Carter known as the mediation request a “blackmail try.” Carter additionally mentioned this lawyer, “who I’ve completed a little bit of analysis on, appears to have a sample of those sort of theatrics!”
In a press release from Houston-based Buzbee, he wrote, “The pleading speaks for itself. This is a really critical matter that will probably be litigated in court docket.”
Carter added in his assertion that his “solely heartbreak” is for his household. “My spouse and I should sit our youngsters down, one in all whom is on the age the place her associates will certainly see the press and ask questions in regards to the nature of those claims, and clarify the cruelty and greed of individuals. I mourn one more lack of innocence. Children shouldn’t need to endure such at their younger age,” he mentioned.
CNN has additionally reached out to Jay-Z’s spouse Beyoncé Knowles for remark.
