Jay-Z, whose actual name is Shawn Carter, is a rapper and businessman who was accused on Sunday of raping a teenage girl following an awards event over twenty years ago. The hip-hop tycoon, Sean Diddy Combs, is also facing federal sex trafficking accusations and a number of cases alleging sexual assault.
The complaint, filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York, stated that the plaintiff in Sunday’s claim was 13 years old at the time of the alleged assault.
Carter said in a statement on Sunday that the accusations were “idiotic” and refuted them. The lawsuit was dismissed by Combs’ legal team as a blatant publicity gimmick.
What we know about the lawsuit is as follows.
What are the allegations against Carter?
Originally brought against Combs in October, the complaint was modified on Sunday to add Carter as a defendant.
According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff, Jane Doe, met the males at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan in 2000 following the MTV Music Video Awards. According to the lawsuit, she had been attempting to enter the event or attend an after-party without a ticket and had started chatting with limo drivers outside.
According to the lawsuit, one of the drivers claimed to have worked for Combs and informed her that she was the kind of person Diddy was seeking. She was offered a drink that made her “woozy,” according to the lawsuit, and told to sign what she thought was a nondisclosure agreement when the driver transported her to an after-party.
According to the lawsuit, Combs and Carter entered a room where the plaintiff was lying down. The suit claims that as Combs and a female celebrity who is not identified in the papers watched, Carter undressed her and sexually assaulted her.
According to the lawsuit, Combs attempted to coerce the plaintiff into having oral sex, but he stopped after she struck him in the neck. It claims that after grabbing her clothes, she hurried to a gas station and called her father.
What does Carter say about the suit?
Carter stated in a statement that the lawyer who brought the lawsuit had made a grave mistake by assuming that all celebrities are the same. I’m from a different universe. I’m a young man who survived the Brooklyn project. These kinds of games are not what we play. Our honor and codes are quite stringent. You seem to take advantage of individuals for your own benefit, while we safeguard children.
The ridiculous accusations you have made against me, which would be absurd if not for the seriousness of the harm to children, would only be believed by your network of conspiracy theorists and fake physicists, he said.
Carter explained how the lawyer who filed the lawsuit tried to bully him into settling by sending him a demand letter prior to the lawsuit. According to lawyer Tony Buzbee, his client made no financial demands and had simply requested private mediation.
To silence Plaintiff from mentioning Jay-Z, Carter planned a conspiracy of harassment, bullying, and intimidation against Plaintiff’s attorneys, their families, staff, and former associates, according to Buzbee’s updated lawsuit in response to the letter.
Carter’s attorney asked the judge on Monday to either dismiss the case or reject a request to let the plaintiff stay anonymous.
Carter’s attorney requested an expedited hearing, but one has not yet been set.
The plaintiff’s decision to file an anonymous lawsuit, according to attorney Alex Spiro, was not consistent with a sincere attempt to ascertain if these accusations were true or false, rather than an attempt to secure a speedy, extortionate settlement.
How are Carter and Combs linked?
Combs founded Bad Boy Records and helped begin the career of the Notorious B.I.G., while Carter helped form Roc-A-Fella Records and released his debut album in 1996. Both men became well-known in the New York hip-hop culture of the 1990s.
After appearing on each other’s songs, they became well-known and successful businesspeople whose endeavors extended well beyond hip-hop.
In 2008, Carter established the entertainment business Roc Nation. According to Forbes, he is worth $2.5 billion. According to Forbes, Diddy’s latest collaboration with a vodka business has contributed significantly to his riches.
What are the allegations against Combs?
In September, Combs, 55, was taken into custody in relation to what federal investigators said was a multi-year plan to exploit and sexually assault women. Federal prosecutors charged him with sex trafficking, transportation for prostitution, and racketeering conspiracy.
Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York accused Combs of directing, recording, and coercing women into complex, drug-fueled freak-offs with male prostitutes.
Additionally, Combs has been identified as a defendant in lawsuits filed on behalf of over 100 accusers from all around the United States.
Combs entered a not guilty plea to the federal charges and his attorneys have refuted the claims made in the cases. Combs is currently being jailed at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center without bail.
His attorneys said in a statement on Sunday that Mr. Combs has complete faith in the facts and the fairness of the court system, as they have stated previously. The truth will win out in court: Mr. Combs never sexually abused or trafficked any adult or child.
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