Jay-Z has been accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year old girl alongside Diddy in 2000, and the rapper has responded to these accusations. Keep watching for the full details on the case and Jay-Z’s response.
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00:00Jay-Z accused of assault?
00:02In a complaint filed in New York federal court, the unnamed Jane Doe has added Jay-Z as a
00:06defendant in the civil lawsuit, allegedly along with Sean Diddy Combs, at an MTV Video
00:11Music Awards afterparty back in 2000, according to a civil lawsuit filed in federal court
00:17on Sunday.
00:18Lawyer for the plaintiff Tony Busby alleges that after the alleged victim was driven to
00:22the afterparty and forced to sign a nondisclosure agreement, she was given a drink that made
00:26her feel woozy and lightheaded.
00:28When she went into a bedroom to lie down, Busby claimed she was assaulted by the two
00:32stars while a third female celebrity looked on.
00:35The music icon has strongly denied the allegations against him, calling the lawsuit a blackmail
00:39attempt aimed at securing a settlement.
00:42He called Busby a fraud, a deplorable human, and an ambulance chaser in a cheap suit.
00:47Jay released a statement Sunday evening addressing the lawsuit.
00:50You have made a terrible error in judgment thinking that all celebrities are the same.
00:55I'm not from your world.
00:56I'm a young man who made it out of the projects of Brooklyn.
00:59We don't play these types of games.
01:01We have very strict codes and honor.
01:04We protect children.
01:05You seem to exploit people for personal gain.
01:08Jay also expressed how these allegations will affect his family, stating,
01:12My only heartbreak is for my family.
01:14My wife and I have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends
01:18will surely see the press, and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain
01:23the cruelty and greed of people.
01:25I mourn yet another loss of innocence.
01:27Attorney of the Plaintiff Tony Busby took to X to respond to Jay-Z's statement.
01:32What he fails to say in his recent statement is my firm sent his lawyer a demand letter
01:36on behalf of an alleged victim, and that victim never demanded a penny from him.
01:41Instead, she only sought a confidential mediation.
01:44Since I sent the letter on her behalf, Mr. Carter has not only sued me, but he's tried
01:48to bully and harass me and this plaintiff.
01:51Jay-Z has not issued a response to Tony's tweet at the time of recording this story.
01:55We'll continue to follow this case as it develops.
01:58Stay tuned here to Billboard News for the latest.