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Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs are not dealing with a lawsuit from a girl who claimed that the rappers drugged and raped her, in 2000, when she was 13 years previous. The girl, a Jane Doe plaintiff, voluntarily dismissed her grievance with prejudice, that means she can’t refile the case. Doe was represented by Tony Buzbee, a Texas lawyer who’s representing many individuals who accuse Diddy of abuse.
In a statement, Jay-Z known as the dismissal “a victory” and stated that the case “was with out benefit and by no means going wherever.” He added that the judicial system “should defend victims.”
Diddy’s authorized workforce additionally celebrated the dismissal and forged doubt on the numerous different lawsuits towards the musician. “We’ll proceed to battle these baseless claims and maintain these accountable,” the authorized workforce acknowledged.
In an emailed assertion to The Associated Press, Tony Buzbee provided no remark.
Jane Doe filed her original complaint towards Diddy in October. She initially claimed that Diddy and one other “male movie star” assaulted her at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty. It was not till December that she refiled the case to call Jay-Z because the alleged co-assailant.
The day the lawsuit was refiled, Jay-Z’s administration firm, Roc Nation, posted a prolonged assertion on X casting doubt on the claims and alleging that Buzbee despatched his lawyer a blackmail try. “These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a felony grievance, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such a criminal offense towards a minor needs to be locked away, would you not agree?” the assertion learn. “My coronary heart and assist goes out to the true victims on this planet, who’ve to observe how their life story is wearing costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in an inexpensive swimsuit.”
Within the weeks that adopted, Jay-Z and his attorneys continued to talk out towards the lawsuit. Alex Spiro, one in all Jay-Z’s attorneys, additionally argued that the accuser’s identify needs to be made public in case it might immediate individuals with helpful info to return ahead. On December 16, Spiro held a press conference to poke holes in Jane Doe’s submitting and to say he believed Jay-Z can be cleared of any wrongdoing. “When one thing isn’t actual, when one thing doesn’t occur, you’re going to get the small print flawed since you weren’t actually there,” stated Spiro. “[It’s] not attainable. It’s as a result of this by no means occurred.”
Diddy stays incarcerated on federal charges of racketeering conspiracy; intercourse trafficking by drive, fraud, or coercion; and transportation to have interaction in prostitution. He has pleaded not responsible, and he’s due to stand trial on Might 5, 2025. Diddy can be dealing with numerous lawsuits for alleged abuse. He has broadly denied allegations of wrongdoing.
For those who or somebody has been affected by sexual assault, we encourage you to achieve out for assist:
RAINN Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline
https://rainn.org
1 800 656 HOPE (4673)
Disaster Textual content Line
SMS: Textual content “HELLO” or “HOLA” to 741-741
