With rapper Jay-Z Sean “Didi” Combs In 2000, he was sued in a civil suit for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
The suit, originally filed last October and refiled in New York on Sunday to add Jay-Z to the list of defendants, identifies the victim only as a woman who now lives in Alabama and claims she was raped by two men. Video Music Awards After Party.
Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, called the allegations an “attempted intimidation” in a statement. Combs’ attorney denied the charges.
The girl went to the VMAs in New York without a ticket, but was instead invited to an after-party by a limo driver who claimed to work for Combs, according to the lawsuit. The limo driver took her to a party, where she was told to sign what she believed to be a non-disclosure agreement, the suit alleges.
“After attempting to strike up a conversation with numerous celebrities, Plaintiff was offered a drink by one of the waitresses circling the crowd,” the lawsuit alleges. After drinking some alcohol, she began feeling dizzy and dizzy and went to find a place to lie down, according to the lawsuit. She went into a room with a bed, and immediately after lying down, Combs, Carter and an unnamed female celebrity recognized by the victim entered the room, the suit alleges.
The lawsuit alleges that Carter grabbed her and sexually assaulted her as Combs and the prominent woman watched. Combs then raped her as Carter and the woman watched, the lawsuit alleges. Combs tried to force the girl to perform oral sex, but she punched him, grabbed her clothes, wrapped them around her and ran away, according to the lawsuit.
“Although there were still other guests at the party, no one noticed Plaintiff’s distress or attempted to help her,” the lawsuit claims.
According to the lawsuit, the girl left the house, put her clothes back on, and ran to a gas station she had seen on her way to the party, where the clerk “noticed her distress and allowed her to use the phone.” .” Afterwards, she reportedly used the phone to call her father and ask him to come pick her up.
The woman is seeking unspecified damages.
In response to the filing, Carter said in a statement: “My attorney has received an attempted intimidation, called a demand letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee. What he calculated was the nature of these allegations and that a public inquiry would like to be settled. No, it would have the opposite effect. That’s why I wanted to expose the fraud you’re running so publicly, so I won’t give you a penny.”
“Only your network of conspiracy theorists, fake physics, would believe the idiotic claims you have made to me,” the statement said, adding, “It would be ridiculous if not for the seriousness surrounding the harm to children.”
Teny Geragos, an attorney representing Combs, said in a statement: “This amended complaint and the recent extortion suit against Mr. Buzbee reveal his offensive lawsuit against Mr. Combs for what it is: a shameless publicity stunt designed to extort money from celebrities. Fearing lies being spread about Mr. Combs. “The truth will prevail. Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone, male or female, adult or minor.”
Buzbee was sued by an anonymous male celebrity last month, who claimed that his lawyer tried to extort money by threatening to file sexual assault charges, which the celebrity denied. In return, Buzbee denies the extortion charges.
Buzbee did not immediately respond to CBS News’ request for comment. In a statement posted on X Sunday night, Buzbee claimed that Carter was behind the anonymous lawsuit against him.
“What he didn’t say in his latest statement is that our firm sent a demand letter to his attorney on behalf of the alleged victim, and the victim never asked him for a penny. Instead, she only sought confidential arbitration.” Buzbee wrote. “Since I sent the letter on her behalf, Mr. Carter has not only sued me, but has attempted to harass and harass me and this plaintiff. His actions have had the opposite effect. She has become emboldened. I am very proud. “Her decision.”
Buzbee also posted on Instagram, “Filing frivolous lawsuits against me and my law firm, defaming anyone who will listen with outrageous claims, mysterious people following me and my family.”
“People are making these efforts to discredit me and my clients so the truth will come out, and I will not allow anyone to scare my clients into silence,” Buzbee wrote.
Combs is currently in custody in New York while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. His attempts to secure bail were denied several times.
The comb is arrested last September He was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation for prostitution, and prosecutors accused him of using his business empire to engage in repeated abuse over several years. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
