NEW YORK — Sean “Jay-Z” Carter fired again in a courtroom submitting Monday after he and Sean “Diddy” Combs have been accused of raping a 13-year-old woman at an after-party following the 2000 Video Music Awards, based on an amended civil lawsuit filed Sunday.
Carter filed a movement Monday to disclaim the plaintiff’s request to stay nameless, calling for both her identification to be disclosed or the swimsuit to be dismissed.
In the movement, he additionally accused Texas legal professional Tony Buzbee of conducting an “extortionate marketing campaign” in opposition to him.
“Mr. Carter deserves to know the identification of the one who is successfully accusing him — in sensationalized, publicity-hunting style — of prison conduct, demanding huge monetary compensation, and tarnishing a repute earned over many years,” the movement states.
In a press release posted to the Roc Nation X account on Sunday, Jay-Z denied the allegations made in opposition to him within the Sunday submitting.
Jay-Z was added to the lawsuit that was initially filed in October as one in every of a number of nameless complaints by Buzbee.
Many of the lawsuits didn’t survive as a result of the plaintiffs declined to be named; nonetheless, on this case, the choose mentioned the then-13-year-old confirmed ample trigger to proceed anonymously.
Carter was recognized within the authentic criticism as Celebrity A.
“Another superstar stood by and watched as Combs and Carter took turns assaulting the minor,” the lawsuit mentioned with out naming the superstar.
The plaintiff alleged she was seen by a limousine driver who invited her to the after-party the place Combs and Carter raped her.
In his assertion, Jay-Z claimed Buzbee had despatched his lawyer a “demand letter” forward of the submitting.
“My lawyer acquired a blackmail try, referred to as a requirement letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee. What he had calculated was the character of those allegations and the general public scrutiny would make me need to settle,” Jay-Z wrote.
“No sir, it had the alternative impact! It made me need to expose you for the fraud you’re in a VERY public style. So no, I can’t provide you with ONE RED PENNY!!” he added within the assertion.
In his response, the music mogul questioned why the submitting was a civil lawsuit moderately than a prison submitting.
“Whomever would commit such a criminal offense in opposition to a minor needs to be locked away, would you not agree? These alleged victims would deserve actual justice if that have been the case,” Jay-Z wrote.
Jay-Z went on to deal with the truth that his household, together with his youngsters, could also be affected by the submitting.
“My solely heartbreak is for my household. My spouse and I should sit our kids down, one in every of whom is on the age the place her mates will certainly see the press and ask questions in regards to the nature of those claims, and clarify the cruelty and greed of individuals,” he wrote.
In a press release to ABC News Buzbee mentioned, “The pleading speaks for itself. This is a really critical matter that will probably be litigated in courtroom.”
Buzbee additionally took to his private Instagram account on Sunday, saying he wouldn’t be “bullied or intimidated,” with out mentioning the precise lawsuit, Jay-Z or Diddy by title.
“People will see via this effort to discredit me and my shoppers and the reality will probably be revealed,” Buzbee wrote. “I additionally will not enable anybody to scare my shoppers into silence. Sunlight is one of the best disinfectant and I’m fairly sure the solar is coming,” he added.
Combs’ authorized representatives responded to the submitting in a press release to ABC News on Sunday, saying, “This amended criticism and the latest extortion lawsuit in opposition to Mr. Buzbee exposes his barrage of lawsuits in opposition to Mr. Combs for what they’re: shameless publicity stunts, designed to extract funds from celebrities who worry having lies unfold about them, simply as lies have been unfold about Mr. Combs.”
“As his authorized workforce has mentioned earlier than, Mr. Combs has full confidence within the details and the integrity of the judicial course of. In courtroom, the reality will prevail: that Mr. Combs by no means sexually assaulted or trafficked anybody — man or lady, grownup or minor,” Combs’ representatives mentioned within the assertion.
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