Jay-Z’s lawyer is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the rapper of raping a 13-year-old lady after the Jane Doe acknowledged inconsistencies in her allegations in a brand new NBC Information report.
Within the lawsuit, initially filed in October, a girl recognized solely as “Jane Doe” sued Sean “Diddy” Combs for allegedly raping her at a celebration following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. The criticism was amended on Sunday to incorporate the allegation that Jay-Z, whose actual identify is Shawn Carter, was additionally current and took part within the assault.
In a brand new interview with NBC Information, the Alabama girl, who’s now 38, recounted what she referred to as a “catastrophic occasion” 24 years in the past, alleging that she was given a spiked drink and subsequently assaulted. Nonetheless, she and her attorneys additionally acknowledged some inconsistencies in her recollection of that evening in response to the outlet’s questions. “I’ve made some errors,” she stated.
The inconsistencies embrace the lady claiming her father picked her up after the alleged sexual assault, however he says he doesn’t keep in mind doing that. The Jane Doe additionally says she spoke to a different movie star on the afterparty the place the sexual assault occurred, however that movie star (Good Charlotte’s Benji Madden) says he was not in New York that evening because the band was on tour within the midwest throughout this time interval. Photos from that night in 2000 additionally present Carter and Combs at a distinct location than the ladies described, however their location for the complete evening is unclear.
Carter wrote in a press release in response to the NBC Information report, “In the present day’s investigative report proves this ‘lawyer’ [Tony] Buzbee filed a false criticism towards me within the pursuit of cash and fame. This incident didn’t occur and but he filed it in court docket and doubled down within the press. True Justice is coming. We struggle FROM victory, not FOR victory. This was over earlier than it started. This 1-800 lawyer doesn’t understand it but, however, quickly.”
The rapper’s lawyer Alex Spiro added, “It’s gorgeous {that a} lawyer wouldn’t solely file such a severe criticism with out correct vetting, however would make issues worse by additional peddling this false story within the press. We’re asking the Court docket to dismiss this frivolous case at this time, and can take up the matter of extra self-discipline for Mr. Buzbee and all of the attorneys that filed the criticism.”
In a submitting on Monday, Spiro argued that the lady accusing Carter should reveal her id or drop the lawsuit altogether, saying she has not offered substantial proof to justify her anonymity, including her “obscure assertions of potential hurt fall far in need of the stringent necessities.”
Carter additionally beforehand shared that he had anonymously sued Buzbee, claiming that the lawyer was attempting to blackmail him.
Buzbee shared in a press release with The Hollywood Reporter, “Jane Doe’s case was referred to our agency by one other legislation agency, who vetted it previous to sending it to us. Our shopper stays fiercely adamant that what she has acknowledged is true, to the very best of her reminiscence. We’ll proceed to vet her claims and accumulate corroborating knowledge to the extent it exists. As a result of now we have interrogated her intensely, she has even agreed to undergo a polygraph. I’ve by no means had a shopper recommend that earlier than. In any occasion, we all the time do our greatest to vet every declare made, simply as we did on this case. This has been extraordinarily distressing for her, to the purpose she has skilled seizures and needed to search medical therapy because of the stress.”