Jay-Z was accused in a civil lawsuit on Sunday of raping a 13-year-old lady in 2000 alongside Sean Combs. The lawsuit, first filed in October within the Southern District of New York, initially listed the Roc Nation mogul, whose actual identify is Shawn Carter, as an unidentified movie star defendant. Carter has vehemently denied the allegation and accused the lawyer who introduced the swimsuit of making an attempt to blackmail him with false claims.
The accuser, suing as a Jane Doe, claimed she was assaulted by Combs and Carter after being pushed to an afterparty for the MTV Video Music Awards held in New York City.
The amended grievance, obtained by Rolling Stone, states that Doe had a pal drop her close to Radio City Music Hall so she may attempt to attend the VMAs, however she didn’t have a ticket. Because she needed to attend the present or an afterparty, she says she approached limousine drivers to aim to have them assist her achieve entrance. One of the drivers claimed to work for Combs and invited her to an afterparty. Per the swimsuit, he instructed her to return to the placement the place they met, so he may take her to the occasion after he drove Combs and others to the afterparty first.
Per the grievance, two males requested Doe to signal a doc, which she claimed she didn’t learn however now assumes was a non-disclosure settlement. She was suggested to not talk about the continuing on the occasion. Doe stated she acknowledged many celebrities inside and witnessed widespread drug use.
After being supplied a drink from one of many waitstaff, Doe started to “really feel woozy and lightheaded, making her must lie down,” the lawsuit alleges. Doe then sought a spot to relaxation, and located a room with a big mattress. Shortly after, Combs allegedly entered the room with Carter and a feminine movie star, who’s unnamed within the grievance.
Combs allegedly “aggressively approached Plaintiff with a crazed look in his eyes, grabbed her, and stated, ‘You are able to occasion!’”
“Combs then threw Plaintiff towards a wall, inflicting Plaintiff to fall,” per the grievance. Doe then tried to stand up and stumbled. “Combs grabbed her once more and threw her on the mattress. At that time, Carter started eradicating Plaintiff’s garments as she grew an increasing number of disoriented,” the grievance alleges. Doe claims she was held down by Carter as he allegedly raped her, whereas Combs and the feminine movie star appeared on.
Afterward, Combs allegedly raped Doe whereas Carter and the unidentified feminine movie star watched. Combs then allegedly tried to power Doe to carry out oral intercourse on him, however she fought again and punched him within the neck, which “stopped his try,” the lawsuit states.
According to the swimsuit, after the alleged assault, Doe “grabbed her garments” and left. She discovered her option to a fuel station the place she known as her father to select her up, she says.
Carter’s legal professional didn’t instantly reply to Rolling Stone’s request for remark. But in a press release from Jay-Z, he accused Doe’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, of blackmail within the type of a requirement letter.
“What he had calculated was the character of those allegations and the general public scrutiny would make me wish to settle,” the assertion learn. “No sir, it had the other impact! It made me wish to expose you for the fraud that you’re in a VERY public trend.”
“These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a prison grievance, not a civil one,” the assertion continues. “Whomever would commit such a criminal offense towards a minor must be locked away.” It continued: “These alleged victims would deserve actual justice if that have been the case.”
“My coronary heart and assist goes out to true victims on the earth, who’ve to observe their life story is wearing costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in an affordable swimsuit,” the assertion provides.
“This amended grievance and the current extortion lawsuit towards Mr. Buzbee exposes his barrage of lawsuits towards 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,” Combs’ authorized group stated in a press release. “As his authorized group has stated earlier than, Mr. Combs has full confidence within the information and the integrity of the judicial course of. In court docket, the reality will prevail: that Mr. Combs by no means sexually assaulted or trafficked anybody—man or lady, grownup or minor.”
Jane Doe is searching for unspecified damages. Her lawsuit is one among at the least 20 complaints filed by Buzbee purchasers towards Combs to date. The Texas-based lawyer has stated he’s representing greater than 120 purchasers towards Combs. He filed a first batch of six lawsuits towards Combs earlier in October. There have been greater than 30 sexual misconduct lawsuits filed towards Combs since his former accomplice Casandra “Cassie” Ventura first sued him for rape and trafficking in November 2023. That lawsuit was settled inside 24 hours, nevertheless it opened the floodgates to different allegations and a prison investigation.
Combs, 55, was indicted in September and has pleaded not responsible to costs of intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to have interaction in prostitution. The media mogul was arrested in New York City on Sept. 16 and has been detained since. He’s at present housed on the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. His trial is about for May 2025.
In November, a self-described movie star anonymously sued Buzbee, claiming the lawyer was “shamelessly” making an attempt to extort him whereas representing greater than 100 women and men with purported authorized claims towards Combs. According to a press release from Buzbee posted on X on Sunday, the nameless movie star is Carter. “My agency despatched his lawyer a requirement letter on behalf of an alleged sufferer and that sufferer by no means demanded a penny from him,” Buzbee wrote, addressing Carter’s assertion. “Instead, she solely sought a confidential mediation. Since I despatched the letter on her behalf, Mr. Carter has not solely sued me, however he has tried to bully and harass me and this plaintiff.”
This article was up to date with a press release from Tony Buzbee on X, claiming Shawn Carter anonymously sued him.
