(CNN) — A lady who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Sean “Diddy” Combs has amended her lawsuit to incorporate allegations that she was additionally assaulted by Jay-Z on the identical occasion.
The lawsuit was initially filed in opposition to Combs in October, however on Sunday the lady added Shawn Carter, the rapper and businessman referred to as Jay-Z, as a defendant within the civil lawsuit.
Carter is the primary superstar to be accused of sexual assault in connection to Combs.
In a press release addressed to CNN, Carter known as the allegations “so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a felony criticism, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such a criminal offense in opposition to a minor ought to be locked away, would you not agree?”
Combs was indicted in September on fees of intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and prostitution associated fees. He pleaded not responsible to the costs and has denied all wrongdoing in roughly 30 civil lawsuits which were filed in opposition to him.
The girl, who’s recognized as a Jane Doe, says she was 13 years outdated on the time she was allegedly assaulted by Combs and Carter at an after occasion following the Video Music Awards in 2000. The girl alleges she started to really feel woozy after consuming a drink on the occasion and wandered into a close-by bed room. The girl alleges Carter raped her first, adopted by Combs. The girl says she hit Combs and ran out of the occasion, based on the amended lawsuit.
Carter was recognized within the preliminary lawsuit as Celeb A.
Information of the lawsuit was first reported by NBC.
Based on the lawsuit, Doe’s attorneys reached out to Carter to request “a mediation to resolve this matter.”
“Upon current info and perception, Jay-Z responded to stated letter by not solely submitting an completely frivolous lawsuit, however by additionally orchestrating a conspiracy of harassment, bullying and intimidation in opposition to Plaintiff’s attorneys, their households, workers and former associates in an try to silence Plaintiff from naming Jay-Z herein. This effort was meant to scare Plaintiff and to discredit her counsel. That effort failed. Certainly, Plaintiff selected to file this modification on account of the egregious conduct perpetuated by Carter,” based on the lawsuit.
In his response despatched to CNN on Sunday, which was addressed to Doe’s legal professional Tony Buzbee, Carter known as the mediation request a “blackmail try.” Carter additionally stated this lawyer, “who I’ve finished a little bit of analysis on, appears to have a sample of those kind of theatrics!”
In a press release from Houston-based Buzbee, he wrote, “The pleading speaks for itself. It is a very severe matter that will likely be litigated in courtroom.”
Carter added in his assertion that his “solely heartbreak” is for his household: “My spouse and I must sit our kids down, considered one of whom is on the age the place her buddies will certainly see the press and ask questions in regards to 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.”
CNN has additionally reached out to Jay-Z’s spouse Beyoncé Knowles for remark.
CNN reported in November that an nameless male superstar filed a lawsuit in opposition to the Texas legal professional representing the Doe, alleging he was the sufferer of an extortion scheme.
The superstar accused Buzbee and his agency of “shamelessly making an attempt to extort exorbitant sums from him or else publicly file wildly false horrific allegations in opposition to him.”
Attorneys for the unnamed superstar claimed additional that Buzbee had “threatened to unleash completely fabricated and salacious allegations of sexual assault” that included “a number of cases of rape of a minor, each female and male” if their consumer “refuses to adjust to their calls for.”
Buzbee denied the extortion claims in opposition to him, in an Instagram submit wherein he wrote that his agency “gained’t enable the highly effective and their high-dollar attorneys to intimidate or silence sexual assault survivors,” and in a press release to CNN.
“In case you are making an attempt to cover your id and also you declare you probably did nothing fallacious, doesn’t appear very sensible to take this strategy,” Buzbee informed CNN in an electronic mail on the time. “We’ll tackle it in the end.”
“I’ve confidence that with full public disclosure all of this can type itself out,” Buzbee wrote.
On Sunday, Buzbee responded on social media to Carter’s assertion, saying that the alleged sufferer “by no means demanded a penny from him,” claiming they solely sought confidential mediation. Buzbee added, “She is emboldened. I’m very pleased with her resolve.”
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