JAY-Z has dismissed a newly filed lawsuit accusing him of raping a 13-year-old woman in 2000 as a “blackmail” try, including that the lawyer behind the case, Tony Buzbee, has made a “horrible error in judgment.”
The lawsuit, which was initially filed by a Jane Doe towards Sean “Diddy” Combs in October, was refiled on Sunday to listing JAY-Z as a co-defendant. It accuses the 2 musicians of raping the sufferer, then 13, at a MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000.
JAY-Z apparently sought to preempt the lawsuit by submitting his personal authorized motion towards Buzbee for extortion earlier this month.
In a press release launched on Sunday night time by way of Roc Nation’s social media account, JAY-Z vehemently denied the allegations made towards him and rejected the thought of a settlement as a result of he desires to “to show [Buzbee] for the fraud you might be in a VERY public trend.”
JAY-Z’s assertion continued:
“These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a legal grievance, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such against the law towards a minor must be locked away, would you not agree?”
These alleged victims would deserve actual justice if that have been the case.
This lawyer, who I’ve achieved a little bit of analysis on, appears to have a sample of those kind of theatrics!
I don’t know how you might have come to be such a deplorable human Mr. Buzbee, however I promise you I’ve seen your form many instances over. I’m greater than ready to cope with your kind. You declare to be a marine?! Marines are identified for his or her valor, you might have neither honor nor dignity.
My solely heartbreak is for my household. My spouse and I must sit our kids down, certainly one of whom is on the age the place her buddies will certainly see the press and ask questions concerning the nature of those claims, and clarify the cruelty and greed of individuals. I mourn yet one more lack of innocence. Kids shouldn’t must endure such at their younger age. It’s unfair to must attempt to perceive inexplicable levels of malice meant to destroy households and human spirit.
My coronary heart and help goes out to true victims on the planet, who’ve to observe how their life story is wearing costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in an inexpensive swimsuit.
You might have made a horrible error in judgment pondering that every one “celebrities” are the identical. I’m not out of your world. I’m a younger man who made it out of the mission of Brooklyn. We don’t play a lot of these video games. We have now very strict codes and honor. We defend kids, you appear to use individuals for private acquire. Solely your community of conspiracy theorists, pretend physics, will imagine the idiotic claims you might have levied towards me that, if not for the seriousness surrounding hurt to youngsters, could be laughable.
I look ahead to exhibiting you simply how completely different I’m.”
Buzbee has since responded, saying “we are going to let the submitting communicate for itself and can litigate the info in court docket, not within the media.”
— Roc Nation (@RocNation) December 9, 2024
Concerning the Jay Z case and his efforts to silence my shoppers: Mr. Carter beforehand denied being the one who sued me and my agency. He filed his frivolous case underneath a pseudonym. What he fails to say in his current assertion is my agency despatched his lawyer a requirement letter on behalf of…
— Tony Buzbee (@TonyBuzbee2) December 9, 2024