A shocking lawsuit has emerged, accusing rap icons Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in the year 2000.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York, was first introduced in October but was refiled on Sunday to include Jay-Z as a defendant.
The anonymous accuser, identified as “Jane Doe,” claims the alleged assault occurred after she was taken to an after-party following the MTV Video Music Awards.
The suit was brought forward by Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, who declined to comment publicly on the case. Jay-Z, however, issued a firm denial, calling the accusations “idiotic” and questioning the motives behind the civil suit.
“These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away, would you not agree?” Carter stated.
A representative for Diddy also strongly denied the claims, labeling the lawsuits as “shameless publicity stunts designed to extract payments from celebrities who fear having lies spread about them, just as lies have been spread about Mr. Combs.”
“As his legal team has said before, Mr. Combs has full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone—man or woman, adult or minor,” the statement read.
The allegations against Combs come amid broader legal troubles, including federal charges of racketeering and sex trafficking filed earlier this year. He remains in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, awaiting a trial set for May 2024.
Before Jay-Z’s inclusion in the lawsuit, “Carter received a letter from Plaintiff’s counsel requesting a mediation to resolve this matter,” Buzbee wrote in the suit. In response to the letter, which NBC News has seen, Carter filed his own lawsuit against the accuser’s attorneys, Buzbee wrote in the suit.
“You have made a terrible error in judgement thinking that all ‘celebrities’ are the same,” Carter added in his statement Sunday. “I’m not from your world. I’m a young man who made it out of the project of Brooklyn. We don’t play these types of games. We have very strict codes and honor. We protect children.”
