JAY-Z has been named in an amended lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs, and the rapper has already issued a response to the civil lawsuit.
In the civil suit filed on Sunday, JAY-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, is accused of raping a 13-year-old with Diddy in 2000. The lawsuit was first filed in October, and Combs was initially the only defendant. Now, Carter has been added.
As Variety reported, the anonymous Jane Deos’ accusation claims “Combs and Carter raped her in 2000 after they had brought her to an MTV Music Video Awards afterparty.”
Shortly after news of the lawsuit, Carter issued a statement, which was also posted on Roc Nation’s Instagram.
JAY-Z’s response to the lawsuit
The statement reads in part, “My lawyer received a blackmail attempt, called a demand letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee. What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make me want to settle. No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion. So no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!! 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?”
It continues, “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. 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, you seem to exploit people for personal gain. Only your network of conspiracy theorists, fake physics, will believe the idiotic claims you have levied against me that, if not for the seriousness surrounding harm to kids, would be laughable. I look forward to showing you just how different I am.”
Then in response to Carter’s response, Buzbee took to social media to state in part, “Mr. Carter previously denied being the one who sued me and my firm. He filed his frivolous case under a pseudonym. What he fails to say in his recent statement is my firm sent his lawyer a demand letter on behalf of an alleged victim and that victim never demanded a penny from him. Instead, she only sought a confidential mediation. Since I sent the letter on her behalf, Mr. Carter has not only sued me, but he has tried to bully and harass me and this plaintiff. His conduct has had the opposite impact. She is emboldened. I’m very proud of her resolve.”
Combs was first arrested on Sept. 16 on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. He has since been named in a flurry of lawsuits. His trial will be in May 2025, and the court has ruled him to remain behind bars until then.
