A lady who accused Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her in 2000 when she was 13 has dismissed her civil lawsuit towards the hip-hop moguls.
A submitting in federal court docket in Manhattan stated the plaintiff, known as Jane Doe, voluntarily dismissed the case with prejudice, that means she can’t carry it once more.
Tony Buzbee, a lawyer for the girl, declined to remark.
Combs is at present in jail awaiting a scheduled 5 Might felony trial on racketeering and intercourse trafficking prices.
He nonetheless faces dozens of different civil lawsuits by men and women, together with many represented by Buzbee’s agency, who accused him of sexual assault and different misconduct.
Combs has pleaded not responsible within the felony case and has maintained his innocence in all of the instances.
The Doe lawsuit was the one one to call Jay-Z, whose actual identify is Shawn Carter, as a defendant, and he had denied the girl’s claims.
“Today is a victory,” Carter stated in an announcement posted on-line by his leisure firm Roc Nation.
“The frivolous, fictitious and appalling allegations have been dismissed. This civil suit was without merit and never going anywhere.”
Carter stated the case additionally induced trauma for his spouse Beyonce, and their kids.
In a joint assertion, Combs’ attorneys maintained that their shopper has by no means sexually assaulted or trafficked anybody.
“We will continue to fight these baseless claims and hold those responsible,” the attorneys stated.
Doe accused Carter and Combs of raping her at an afterparty following the 2000 MTV Music Video Awards.
