Jay-Z accused of raping 13-year-old girl with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Jay-Z has been accused of raping a teenage girl with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in a civil lawsuit that came to light over the weekend.
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Jay-Z has been accused of raping a teenage girl back in 2000 in a civil lawsuit that came to light over the weekend – with the rapper since firing back a denial in a blistering statement.
The lawsuit, first filed in October and obtained by NBC on Monday, did not initially name Jay Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter. But it was updated over the weekend to accuse Carter of sexually assaulted the 13-year-old girl alongside disgraced mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.
According to the outlet, the anonymous accuser, identified only as “Jane Doe”, said the alleged assault happened after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty.
In the documents, Jane Doe claims that in 2000, when she was just 13, Combs and Carter allegedly raped her at a house party following the awards show in New York.
She claims in the lawsuit that a friend dropped her off at Radio City Music Hall, where the awards was being held, but she did not have a ticket to the show.
Jane Doe says she then approached several limousine drivers in an attempt to gain access to the ceremony and after-party. This is when she was allegedly told by one driver that worked for Combs that she “fit what Diddy was looking for”.
The driver then allegedly invited her to a party following the VMAs and told her to return to his car later in the evening where she was allegedly transported to a white house with a U-shaped driveway.
After signing what appeared to be a nondisclosure agreement upon arrival, the teen entered the party that she claims was filled with celebrities and other people allegedly doing marijuana and cocaine.
“Another celebrity stood by and watched as Combs and Carter took turns assaulting the minor,” the lawsuit said without naming the celebrity, according to ABC News.
Carter has issued a statement posted on Roc Nation’s X account calling the allegations “heinous” and “blackmail attempt”.
“My lawyer received a blackmail attempt, called a demand letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee,” Jay-Z wrote in the statement. “What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make we want to settle.”
“No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion. So no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!!”
Jay-Z continued, “These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away, would you not agree? These alleged victims would deserve real justice if that were the case.”
Jay-Z went on to address the fact that his family may be affected by the filing of the accuser, who is seeking unspecified damages.
“My only heartbreak is for my family. My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people,” he wrote.
“My heart and support goes out to true victims in the world, who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit.”
Jay-Z added that he is from Brooklyn and doesn’t play games – he simply worked hard to get to where he is today.
“You have made a terrible error in judgement thinking that all ‘celebrities’ are the same,” he continued. “I’m not from your moral world. I’m a young man who made it out of the project of Brooklyn. We don’t play these types of games. We have very strict codes and honour. We protect children, you seem to exploit people for personal gain. Only your network of conspiracy theorists, fake physics, will believe the idiotic claims you have levied against me that, if not for the seriousness surrounding harm to kids, would be laughable.”
“I look forward to showing you just how different I am.”
Combs was charged in September with racketeering, sex trafficking, and other offences, and is currently behind bars at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.
He has repeatedly denied all the accusations against him and is scheduled for trial on May 5.
Originally published as Jay-Z accused of raping 13-year-old girl with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
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