Jay-Z has sued the lady who accused him of raping her, in a now-withdrawn criticism.
The American rapper reportedly mentioned the lady and the legal professionals representing her “were soullessly motivated by greed, in abject disregard of the truth” and alleged that they brought about hurt to his private {and professional} status.
Jay-Z, whose authorized identify is Shawn Carter, is reported to have filed the lawsuit in a federal court docket in Alabama, the place the lady, referred to within the lawsuit solely as “Jane Doe”, lives.
The preliminary allegation made by the lady centred on Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.
It was withdrawn with prejudice final month – that means it can’t be introduced again to court docket.
On the time the lawsuit was withdrawn, Jay-Z mentioned: “Today is a victory. These frivolous, fictitious and appalling allegations have been dismissed.
“The fictional story they created was laughable, if not for the seriousness of the claims. I’d not want this expertise on anybody.”
In her lawsuit, in New York, the lady initially accused Carter and Combs of raping her at an after social gathering following the 2000 MTV Music Video Awards.
This reportedly included claiming her father had picked her up for a experience residence, however him saying he did not recall making the drive – of greater than 5 hours – on the time.
Jay-Z is in search of a jury trial and unspecified damages.
Combs is presently in jail awaiting a scheduled 5 Could legal trial on racketeering and intercourse trafficking expenses.
He nonetheless faces dozens of different civil lawsuits by ladies and men who’ve accused him of sexual assault and different misconduct.
Combs has pleaded not responsible within the legal case and has maintained his innocence in all of the circumstances.
