Jay-Z has been named in a civil lawsuit.
The Hip-Hop mogul has been accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 with Sean “Diddy” Combs.
A Texas attorney, who claimed he will ultimately represent more than 100 accusers who plan to file civil suits against Diddy alleging crimes including sexual assault, rape and sexual abuse of minors, updated a lawsuit he filed in October to accuse rapper Jay-Z of raping a 13-year-old.
The accusation comes from an anonymous “Jane Doe,” who claimed Combs and Carter raped her in 2000 after they had brought her to an MTV Music Video Awards afterparty.
The lawsuit said, one driver told her that he worked with Combs and that she “fit what Diddy was looking for” and invited her to a party after the show and to just return to the car later in the evening. She was dropped off at a white house and signed an NDA, but did not receive a copy.
The suit also said she was offered a drink that made her feel “woozy, lightheaded and felt [like] she needed to lie down.” Combs and Carter entered the room and said, “You are ready to party!”
The complainant alleges that Carter removed her clothes, held her down and raped her while Combs and an unnamed female celebrity watched on. Combs allegedly also raped her as Carter and the other woman looked on. Following the alleged assault, she ran off and made her way to a gas station.
In a response on Sunday afternoon, Jay-Z claimed his lawyer was sent “blackmail” surrounding the allegations from attorney Tony Buzbee in an effort to pressure him into settling out of court.
Jay-Z issued a lengthy and fiery statement calling the allegations “idiotic” and claimed that Buzbee acted unprofessionally.
The statement reads, “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.” The news outlet also learned that Carter filed his own lawsuit against the accuser’s attorneys. Carter added in his statement, “You have made a terrible error in judgement thinking that all ‘celebrities’ are the same. I’m not from your 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 honor. We protect children.”
Combs’ legal representatives also slammed the accusations, “As his legal team has said before, Mr. Combs has full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone—man or woman, adult or minor.”
Jane Doe is seeking unspecified damages and the lawsuit is filed under New York’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act.
