NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z’s legal professionals requested a choose Wednesday to speedily extract the rapper from a lawsuit by which a girl alleges she was sexually assaulted by Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs when she was 13.
The unidentified girl just lately added Jay-Z, whose authorized title is Shawn Carter, to her lawsuit towards Combs in Manhattan federal court docket, alleging that she was attacked by the singers in 2000 after Combs’ limo driver provided her a trip to an MTV Video Music Awards after-party.
Of their court docket submitting Wednesday, Jay-Z’s legal professionals cited a current tv interview by which the girl acknowledged inconsistencies in her story.
The submitting got here earlier than Combs appeared for a pretrial listening to in his felony case. After legal professionals mentioned evidentiary deadlines, prosecutors instructed Choose Arun Subramanian that any new expenses towards the hip-hop mogul earlier than a Might trial would require minimal new proof to be shared amongst legal professionals.
Within the felony case, Combs has pleaded not responsible to expenses that the Unhealthy Boy Data founder coerced and abused ladies for years with assist from associates and workers. Combs, who has been jailed with out bail for 3 months, hugged his legal professionals and touched his coronary heart as he acknowledged his kids amongst spectators.
Within the civil case, one among a number of filed towards him, the girl initially asserted that she was raped by Combs on the after-party however didn’t point out Jay-Z.
Final Friday, NBC aired an interview by which she stated she spoke with musicians Benji Madden and his brother on the social gathering, and her father picked her up after the alleged assault. NBC additionally reported {that a} consultant of the Maddens stated they had been touring the Midwest through the VMAs, and her father stated he doesn’t recall what would have been a drive dwelling of greater than 5 hours.
Jay-Z has stated the article proves that Tony Buzbee, a private harm lawyer in Houston, filed a false grievance towards him for cash and fame. Lawyer Teny R. Geragos, representing Combs, has stated the TV interview was part of the “beginning of the end of this shameful money grab.”
Within the newly filed court docket papers, Jay-Z’s legal professionals wrote that the allegations “have caused incalculable harm to Mr. Carter, his family, his businesses, his employees, and his legacy.”
Buzzbee instructed The Related Press through electronic mail that the plaintiffs’ legal professionals deliberate to reply in court docket to the newest submitting.
“They continue to file meritless motions that are contrary to the rules and which have absolutely no merit,” Buzzbee stated.
Buzbee introduced in October that he represents some 120 individuals, women and men, with allegations of sexual misconduct towards Combs.
Jay-Z and Combs gained fame within the 2000s, rising as wide-ranging entrepreneurs and two of the world’s wealthiest rappers. Earlier this yr, Forbes estimated Jay-Z’s web price to be $2.5 billion.
The artists have collaborated over time, with Jay-Z featured on Combs’ debut album, “No Way Out” and Combs showing on Jay-Z’s sophomore album, “In My Lifetime, Vol. 1.”
