Jay-Z, Sean “Diddy” Combs accused of raping 13-year-old in civil suit
Rapper Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs In 2000, they were accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl.
The lawsuit, originally filed in October, was refiled in New York on Sunday, adding Jay-Z to the list of defendants. The lawsuit alleges that the victim, who currently lives in Alabama, was raped by two men. Video Music Awards After Party.
Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, called the accusations a “blackmail attempt” in a statement. Combs’ attorneys deny the accusations.
The lawsuit alleges that the girl went to the VMAs in New York City without a ticket, hoping to get in, but instead was invited to an afterparty by a limousine driver who claimed to work for Combs. The limo driver allegedly drove her to the party and asked her to sign what she believed to be a nondisclosure agreement, the lawsuit states.
Inside, the lawsuit says, “after attempting to talk to numerous celebrities, plaintiff accepted a drink from a waitress who was walking among the crowd.” She drank “a portion of the drink,” and began to feel “dizzy,” the lawsuit says. Then find a place to lie down. She walked into a room with a bed and shortly after lying down, Combs, Carter and an unnamed female celebrity recognized by the victim entered the room, the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit alleges that Carter pinned Combs down and raped her as she and the celebrity watched. Combs then raped Carter and the woman as she watched, the lawsuit states. Combs then tried to force the girl to perform oral sex on him, but she successfully punched him, grabbed her clothes, wrapped her around her and ran away, the lawsuit states.
“Although there were other guests at the party, no one seemed to notice Plaintiff’s distress or attempt to help her,” the lawsuit states.
After the girl left her home and got dressed, she managed to run back to a gas station she had seen on her way to the party, where a clerk “noticed her distress and allowed her to use the phone,” according to the lawsuit. She allegedly Then she called her father on the phone and asked him to pick her up.
The woman is seeking an unspecified amount of compensation.
In response to the filing, Carter said in a statement, “My attorney received an extortion attempt, known as a demand letter, from an ‘attorney’ named Tony Buzbee. What he calculated was the allegations. nature, and public scrutiny would make me want to settle. No, sir, it makes me want to expose your fraud in a very public way, so no, I won’t give you a penny!”
The statement added: “Only your network of conspiracy theorists, fake physics, would believe the stupid claims you make about me, which would be laughable if not for the severity of the harm to children.”
Combs’ attorney, Teny Geragos, said in a statement, “This amended complaint, along with the recent racketeering lawsuit against Mr. Buzby, exposes his “A series of lawsuits are what they are: a shameless publicity stunt designed to extract payment from a celebrity.” As his legal team has previously stated, Mr. Combs has full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: Mr. Coombs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone — man or woman, adult or minor. ”
Last month, Buzbee was sued by an anonymous male celebrity who claimed the lawyer was trying to extort payment by threatening to press sexual assault charges, which the celebrity denies. In return, Buzbee denied the racketeering charges.
Buzbee did not immediately respond to CBS News’ request for comment. On Sunday night, he posted on Instagram that there had been a “coordinated and aggressive campaign” against him, including “frivolous lawsuits against me and my law firm and outrageous comments to anyone who would listen.” To defame me with outrageous comments and have mysterious people stalk me.” Me and my family. “
“People will see through this attempt to smear me and my clients, and the truth will be revealed. And I will not allow anyone to scare my clients into silence,” Buzbee wrote.
Combs is currently in custody in New York awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. He tried several times to get bail but was refused.
coombs is Arrested in September and was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transporting prostitution, with prosecutors alleging he used his business empire to repeatedly engage in abusive behavior over the years. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
