NEW YORK (AP) — An legal professional defending Jay-Z towards the rape allegation introduced towards him final week by an unnamed girl outlined a spread of proof Monday that he stated confirmed the accuser’s account to be “provably, demonstrably false.”
The girl instructed NBC News final week that Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs sexually assaulted her in 2000, when she was 13, at an after-party for the MTV Music Awards. She has since acknowledged sure inconsistencies in her story.
Speaking to reporters at Roc Nation’s New York headquarters, Jay-Z’s legal professional, Alex Spiro, stated the lady’s declare relied on an “unattainable timeline” and a nonexistent location. While the lawsuit stated the assault occurred at a “giant white residence with a U-shaped driveway,” photographs present each Jay-Z, whose authorized identify is Shawn Carter, and Combs at a nightclub following the award present.
In the swimsuit, the lady stated she snuck out of a window of her dwelling in Rochester and hitched a journey to the award ceremony from a pal, who has since died. She stated she watched the occasion on a jumbotron exterior, then befriended a limousine driver who drove her to the home occasion the place she was assaulted by the 2 rap moguls.
Following the alleged rape, she stated she fled the home and referred to as her father for a journey dwelling from a close-by fuel station.
The allegation, Spiro stated, “defies credibility.” It would’ve taken her 5 hours to drive from Rochester, the lawyer famous, that means she would’ve needed to go away her dwelling by 3 p.m. Permits and pictures present there was no jumbotron exterior the VMAs in 2000, in response to Spiro. The girl’s father has stated he doesn’t recall driving from Rochester to choose her up in New York City.
“It’s not simply that this story is a lie and that it’s not true, it’s provably, demonstrably false,” Spiro stated. “This by no means occurred.”
The swimsuit comes amid a wave of sexual assault lawsuits levied towards Combs, who stays in custody in New York awaiting trial on federal intercourse trafficking fees. He has pleaded not responsible and faces trial in May.
The lawsuits had been filed on the eve of the expiration of the Adult Survivors Act, a New York legislation allowing victims of sexual abuse a one-year window to file civil motion whatever the statute of limitations.
After initially suing Combs, the lady’s criticism was amended to incorporate a brand new allegation that Jay-Z additionally participated within the sexual assault as a 3rd unnamed superstar watched.
The litigation was filed by Tony Buzbee, a private harm legal professional in Houston whose agency has arrange a toll-free cellphone line for accusers. In October, Buzbee stated he was representing some 120 individuals, women and men, with allegations of sexual misconduct towards Combs.
Last month, Jay-Z anonymously sued Buzbee, alleging the lawyer had tried to blackmail him by making the rape allegation public if he didn’t conform to a authorized settlement. Buzbee has stated the letter was merely attempting to arrange a confidential mediation session.
In a press release final week, Jay-Z stated his “coronary heart and help goes out to true victims on the planet.”
On Monday, Spiro accused Buzbee of “taking benefit” of the lady, whereas “destroying this chance and the voices of actual victims.”
In an emailed assertion Monday, Buzbee stated the lady had been referred to him by one other legislation agency and vetted by 4 attorneys from his agency.
“Courts exist to resolve factual disputes,” Buzbee added. “Our shopper stays adamant about her declare.”
