Rapper Jay-Z has been accused of raping a 13-year-old lady after the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000, allegedly alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The accuser, who’s recognized as “Jane Doe”, stated the assault occurred at an after-party.
A federal lawsuit – which initially solely named Combs – was refiled on Sunday in New York so as to add Jay-Z, whose actual title is Shawn Carter.
One driver allegedly informed Doe he labored for Combs and he or she “fit what Diddy was looking for”. The driving force later picked her up, the lawsuit says, and after 20 minutes she was dropped off at a white home with a u-shaped driveway. The lady was then made to signal a doc she believed to be a non-disclosure settlement.
She was allegedly provided a drink that made her really feel “woozy, lightheaded and felt [like] she needed to lie down”.
Shortly afterward, the go well with says, each P Diddy and Jay-Z entered the room, with P Diddy telling her: “You are ready to party!”
That is when, she alleges, Carter eliminated her garments, held her down and raped her whereas Combs and an unnamed feminine superstar watched. She says Combs additionally raped her as Carter and the lady seemed on.
After the assault, she “grabbed her clothes” and ran to the closest petrol station the place she known as her father.
She is looking for unspecified damages.
‘Heinous allegations’
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was named alongside Carter within the lawsuit. Pic: AP
“These alleged victims would deserve real justice if that were the case.”
He criticised the lawyer, Tony Buzbee, who filed the go well with: “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.”
Combs, a three-time Grammy winner and one of the vital influential hip-hop producers of the previous three a long time, has been going through a wave of lawsuits by girls who’ve accused him of sexual assault.
Mr Buzbee introduced on 1 October that he was representing 120 accusers in instances in opposition to Comb, who goes on trial subsequent yr for intercourse trafficking costs.
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Attorneys for Combs have denied allegations of rape, sexual assault and misconduct, saying in a earlier assertion: “Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts, their legal defenses, and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone-adult or minor, man or woman.”
