Jay-Z says lawsuit accusing him of raping a child at awards after-party is part of an extortion ploy: ‘I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!’ , – Times of India

Jay-Z says a rape allegation made in opposition to him is part of an extortion try,
A girl who beforehand sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging she was raped at an awards present after-party in 2000 when she was 13, amended the lawsuit Sunday to incorporate a new allegation that Jay-Z was additionally at the celebration and took part within the sexual assault.
The 24-time Grammy award successful rapper, producer and music mogul referred to as the allegations “idiotic” and “heinous in nature” in a assertion launched by Roc Nation, one of his corporations. He additionally revealed that he had anonymously sued the girl’s lawyer, Tony Buzbeefinal month, alleging he was attempting to blackmail the rapper by threatening to make the rape allegation public if he did not conform to a authorized settlement. He stated Buzbee despatched a letter to his lawyer showing to hunt a settlement, however that the letter had the “opposite effect” on him.
“It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion,” Jay-Z’s assertion learn. “So no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!!”
The litigation is part of a wave of sexual assault lawsuits levied in opposition to Combs because the hip-hop mogul stays in custody in New York awaiting trial on federal intercourse trafficking expenses.
The unnamed lady says she was hanging round Radio City Music Hall through the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards and managed to speak a limousine driver into bringing her to a superstar-studded celebration at a non-public residence after the occasion.

She stated that whereas she was within the limousine, she was requested to signal a nondisclosure doc. Once at the celebration, the lawsuit stated, she took a drink that made her really feel “woozy and lightheaded” and went into a bed room to lie down.
She stated that Combs and Jay-Z, whose authorized title is Shawn Carter, then barged into the room together with one other unnamed superstar and raped her. The lady stated she finally escaped the room, fled the home and referred to as for a trip from a close by fuel station.
Buzbee, a private damage lawyer in Houston, stated the notion that he was attempting to blackmail Jay-Z is “stupid and laughable,” and that his letter merely sought confidential mediation within the litigation.
“What he fails to say in his recent statement is that my firm sent his lawyer a basic demand letter on behalf of an alleged victim and that victim never demanded a penny from him,” he stated in an emailed assertion. “Since I sent the letter on her behalf, Mr. Carter has not only sued me, but he has tried to bully and harass me and this plaintiff. His conduct has had the opposite impact. She is emboldened. I’m very proud of her resolve.”
Jay-Z’s legal professional, Alex Spiro, filed court docket paperwork Monday asking a decide to require his accuser, who is solely recognized as Jane Doe, to disclose her id if she desires to proceed the lawsuit. Spiro stated the girl hasn’t supplied any proof to justify her anonymity and that her “vague assertions of potential harm fall far short of the stringent requirements” underneath the legislation.
Spiro requested for an pressing listening to on the matter.

“Mr. Carter deserves to know the identity of the person who is effectively accusing him – in sensationalized, publicity-hunting fashion – of criminal conduct, demanding massive financial compensation, and tarnishing a reputation earned over decades,” Spiro wrote. “He has never been accused of, let alone engaged in, any sexual misconduct.”
Buzbee introduced at a information convention in October that he represents some 120 folks – each women and men – with allegations of sexual misconduct in opposition to Combs.
His agency, which has arrange a 1-800 quantity for accusers, started submitting a wave of fits in opposition to the hip-hop mogul a few weeks later.
Jay-Z, in his assertion, challenged Buzbee to hunt prison expenses and stated his “heart and support goes out to true victims in the world.”
He additionally lamented that he and spouse Beyonce will probably have to handle the claims with their three kids and “explain the cruelty and greed of people.”
“I mourn yet another loss of innocence,” Jay-Z wrote.
Combs’ attorneys, in a assertion, additionally dismissed Buzbee’s 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.”
Combs was denied bail a third time final month. He’s pleaded not responsible to expenses he coerced and abused ladies for years and faces trial in May.
Jay-Z and Combs are part of a technology of hip-hop titans who rose to prominence within the 2000s, rising as broad-ranging entrepreneurs and two of the world’s wealthiest rappers. Earlier this 12 months, Forbes estimated Jay-Z’s web value to be $2.5 billion.
The artists have collaborated over time, with Jay-Z being featured on Combs’ debut album, “No Way Out” and Combs showing on Jay-Z’s sophomore album, “In My Lifetime, Vol. 1.”
While the pair has been often photographed collectively at occasions, they’ve additionally been rivals. Diddy launched his Bad Boy Records across the similar time Jay-Z launched his Roc-A-Fella document label.