5:08 p.m. PT — Tony Buzbee, who filed the swimsuit on behalf of Jane Doe, tells TMZ … “Mr. Carter beforehand denied being the one who sued me and my agency. He even filed his frivolous case underneath a pseudonym. What he fails to say in his current assertion is my agency despatched his lawyer a requirement letter on behalf of an alleged sufferer and that sufferer by no means demanded a penny from him. As an alternative, she solely sought a confidential mediation. Since I despatched the letter on her behalf, Mr. Carter has not solely sued me, however he has tried to bully and harass me and this plaintiff. His conduct has had the other affect. She is emboldened. I’m very pleased with her resolve.”
5:00 p.m. PT — Diddy‘s legal professionals inform TMZ … “This amended grievance and the current extortion lawsuit towards Mr. Buzbee exposes his barrage of lawsuits towards Mr. Combs for what they’re: shameless publicity stunts, designed to extract funds from celebrities who concern having lies unfold about them, simply as lies have been unfold about Mr. Combs. As his authorized group has stated earlier than, Mr. Combs has full confidence within the information and the integrity of the judicial course of. In courtroom, the reality will prevail: that Mr. Combs by no means sexually assaulted or trafficked anybody—man or lady, grownup or minor.”
Jay-Z has been sued for drugging and raping a 13-year-old woman in a lawsuit tied to disgraced rapper, Diddy … which the music mogul is asking “a blackmail try.”
Within the paperwork obtained by TMZ … Jay-Z is known as by an nameless accuser, who says the rapper and Diddy drugged and raped her again in 2000.
The plaintiff, who’s suing as Jane Doe, says the alleged assault occurred at an after get together following the MTV Video Music Awards.
The accuser originally filed a lawsuit against Diddy in October … during which she claimed the Dangerous Boy Information founder and an unnamed celeb proceeded to assault her — whereas an unnamed feminine watched.
The accuser has since named Jay-Z as the opposite celeb within the alleged assault, as she refiled her lawsuit towards Diddy to incorporate the “Empire State of Thoughts” rapper on Sunday.
Jay-Z’s reps have responded to the lawsuit with a press release from the rap mogul … who stated he was decided “to show [the accuser] for the fraud [they] are.”
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He continued … “My solely heartbreak is for my household. My spouse [Beyonce] and I must sit our youngsters down, considered one of whom is on the age the place her mates will certainly see the press and ask questions in regards to the nature of those claims, and clarify the cruelty and greed of individuals. I mourn yet one more lack of innocence. Kids mustn’t must endure such at their younger age. It’s unfair to must attempt to perceive inexplicable levels of malice meant to destroy households and human spirit.”
Diddy — who was arrested and indicted on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking again in September — is dealing with quite a lot of sexual assault allegations throughout varied lawsuits.
He has beforehand denied the entire accusations made towards him.
NBC Information was the primary to report the amended lawsuit.
