A new lawsuit has claimed that rapper Jay-Z participated in the rape of a 13-year-old girl alongside music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Jay-Z has denied the allegations as a “blackmail attempt.”
The lawsuit identified the accuser only as “Jane Doe” and alleged that Jay-Z – real name Shawn Carter – raped her at a house party with the assistance of Combs after the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. The lawsuit was filed in New York, where the 2000 VMAs occurred, and originally listed Combs as the defendant until it was refiled on Sunday to include Jay-Z. Attorney Tony Buzbee, who filed the suit, said that “Carter received a letter from Plaintiff’s counsel requesting a mediation to resolve this matter” before the lawsuit being filed, adding that Jay-Z filed his own lawsuit.
In a lengthy post via Jay-Z’s company Roc Nation’s X account on Sunday, the rapper said…
