Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sexual assault accuser has admitted to some “inconsistencies” in her recollection of the evening of the alleged rape.
On Friday, the Alabama lady, often called Jane Doe, sat down with NBC Information and admitted to creating “some mistakes” when recounting allegedly being sexually assaulted by two rap moguls 24 years in the past.
“I have made some mistakes,” the girl instructed the outlet. She maintains that the accusations she has made in opposition to Jay-Z, whose authorized title is Shawn Carter, and Combs are true.
Jay-Z’s sexual assault accuser admitted to creating “some mistakes” in her lawsuit in opposition to the rap mogul. (Picture by Monica Schipper/WireImage)
One of many “mistakes” Jane Doe made was claiming her father picked her up after the alleged sexual assault, however he would not recall that, in response to NBC Information. The lady additionally claimed to have spoken to an unnamed celeb on the after-party, the place she claimed to have been sexually assaulted, however the celeb has stated that they weren’t in New York on the time of the occasion, per the outlet.
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The unidentified lady ended up at a VMAs afterparty after trying to realize entry to the awards present at Radio Metropolis Music Corridor, in response to court docket paperwork.
“I have made some mistakes.”
On Friday, Jay-Z shared a press release with the outlet and continued to close down Jane Doe’s claims in opposition to him.
“This incident didn’t happen and yet he filed it in court and doubled down in the press,” Jay-Z stated, referring to one of many lady’s attorneys, Tony Buzbee. “True Justice is coming. We fight FROM victory, not FOR victory. This was over before it began. This 1-800 lawyer doesn’t realize it yet, but, soon.”
The lawsuit accuses Jay-Z and Diddy of raping a 13-year-old woman in 2000, Fox Information Digital beforehand confirmed. Earlier than Jay-Z was named, the rapper obtained a requirement letter possible in an try and settle.
Jay Z and Diddy have been each named in a sexual assault lawsuit. (Picture by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Unhealthy Boy Leisure)
Buzbee shared a press release with the outlet and maintained that he would proceed to combat for his consumer.
“Jane Doe’s case was referred to our firm by another, who vetted it prior to sending it to us,” he instructed the outlet in a press release. “Our client remains fiercely adamant that what she has stated is true, to the best of her memory. We will continue to vet her claims and collect corroborating data to the extent it exists. Because we have interrogated her intensely, she has even agreed to submit to a polygraph. I’ve never had a client suggest that before.
“In any occasion, we at all times 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 remedy because of the stress,” Buzbee concluded.
Jay-Z’s attorney, Alex Spiro, shared a statement with NBC News. “It’s gorgeous {that a} lawyer wouldn’t solely file such a critical 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 right this moment, and can take up the matter of extra self-discipline for Mr. Buzbee and all of the legal professionals that filed the criticism.”
Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs alleged raped a 13-year-old at a VMAs after-party in 2000. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)
Jay-Z’s attorney has called this lawsuit a “shameful cash seize.” Buzbee has filed more than 20 lawsuits against Combs.
Fox News Digital reached out to Spiro and Buzbee for comment.
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The woman, who continues to refuse to be identified, told NBC why she decided to come forward with her story now. She accused Jay-Z and Combs of raping her when she was 13 and she is now 38.
“You need to at all times combat for what occurred to you,” she told the outlet. “You need to at all times advocate for your self and be a voice for your self. You need to by no means let what any individual else did damage or run your life. I simply hope I can provide others the power to come back ahead like I got here ahead.”
Jay-Z had adamantly rebuked the sexual assault claim. (Photo by Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
In the lawsuit, Jane Doe claimed to have been given a drink by a cocktail waitress at the VMAs after-party and “began feeling humorous” and “tried to begin searching for a spot to put down.”
Diddy, Jay-Z and an unidentified woman came into the room Jane Doe was lying down in. “You might be able to get together!” she recalled Combs saying when entering the room, according to the lawsuit.
She then claimed that both Combs and Jay-Z raped her.
“Jay-Z comes over, holds me down. I begin making an attempt to push away. He places his hand over my mouth, tells me to cease it, to chop the sh*t and after which he rapes me like he had me overpowered,” she said, per the lawsuit.
Sean “Diddy” Combs is currently in a New York Jail, awaiting trial. (Getty Images)
In the lawsuit, she claimed to have left the party immediately following the alleged assault.
“I used to be upset, and the individual on the gasoline station might inform that I used to be clearly upset, and she or he let me use the telephone. I known as my dad as a result of he was the one individual I belief at the moment. I instructed him I tousled and I wanted a trip house,” Jane Doe told NBC News. “We rode house in silence. He didn’t ask me what occurred. He didn’t ask me what I did or the place I used to be.”
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The unidentified woman told the outlet that she never told anyone about the alleged rape or wrote it down in a diary.
“Even when any individual came upon, who was gonna consider me? I imply, it was to the phrase of two celebrities in opposition to mine,” she told the outlet.
Jay-Z and Diddy attended the 2019 Roc Nation brunch together. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Roc Nation)
Combs was first accused of raping a 13-year-old while celebrities watched in October. The lawsuit was filed in the Southern District of New York on Oct. 20 by Texas-based lawyer Buzbee on behalf of Jane Doe.
Diddy denied the allegations in a statement shared with Fox News Digital. Jay-Z was added to Jane Doe’s lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs on Dec. 8. The amended complaint, also filed by Tony Buzbee, named the rap mogul as “Movie star A.”
In the new version of the lawsuit, the 13-year-old became disoriented and found a bedroom to rest in after allegedly consuming one drink. Jay-Z, Diddy and female “Movie star B” seemingly followed the girl into the room. She “instantly acknowledged all three celebrities,” according to the court document.
Combs and Carter allegedly “took turns assaulting the minor,” according to documents. (Getty Images)
After Jay-Z was identified in the lawsuit, he shared a statement on Roc Nation’s social media platform.
“My lawyer obtained a blackmail try, known as a requirement letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee,” the statement said “What he had calculated was the character of those allegations and the general public scrutiny would make me need to settle.
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“No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion. So no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!!”
On Dec. 9, Jay-Z’s legal professionals filed a movement to dismiss the lawsuit, someday after he was publicly named.
Jay-Z and Diddy have been each accused of raping a minor following the MTV VMAs in 2000, in response to a lawsuit. (Kevin Mazur)
Moreover, the rapper’s lawyer requested that the girl’s request to proceed anonymously be denied.
Jay-Z’s legal professionals insisted the lawsuit was a part of an “extortionate campaign” designed “to force payment of an exorbitant sum of money – [Jay-Z] would have to pay X millions of dollars irrespective of the truth, or else … “
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“When [Jay-Z] refused to pay and instead took measures to establish his innocence, this unnamed Plaintiff and her self-promoting counsel (whose name has been splashed across headlines and press conferences under auspices of representing her) went to extraordinary lengths to shut down fair defense. But those efforts, too, failed,” court docket docs obtained by Fox Information Digital learn.
Fox Information Digital’s Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report.
