A lawsuit filed by a Jane Doe final 12 months accusing Jay-Z and Diddy of rape has been dismissed.
Rape Lawsuit In opposition to Jay-Z and Diddy Dropped
Legal professional Tony Buzbee has dropped a rape lawsuit in opposition to Jay-Z and Diddy, which was filed by a Jane Doe in civil courtroom final 12 months. On Friday (Feb. 14), Buzbee filed a Discover of Voluntary Dismissal in the US District Courtroom Southern District of New York, citing the motion was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice by plaintiff Jane Doe.
The accuser claimed that in 2000, when she was 13, she was raped by Jay-Z and Diddy at a home social gathering after the MTV Video Music Awards in New York Metropolis. Jane Doe initially filed the lawsuit in opposition to Diddy final October, then refiled in December of 2024 with new info claiming sexual assault by Hov. Final December, she did a tell-all interview with NBC Information about her claims and acknowledged she made errors in her story.
The lawsuit sparked a authorized struggle between Buzbee and Jay-Z over the previous couple of months. Hov sued Tony Buzbee for extortion previous to the rape lawsuit being filed final 12 months. Buzbee accused Jay of paying former purchasers to sue the lawyer.
Whereas the lawsuit being dropped is a win for each rappers, Diddy stays behind bars in Metropolitan Detention Heart in Brooklyn the place he awaits trial for intercourse crimes.
Roc Nation has launched an announcement from Jay-Z following the dismissal:
“At the moment is a victory. The frivolous, fictitious and appalling allegations have been dismissed. This civil swimsuit was with out advantage and by no means going anyplace. The fictional story they created was laughable, if not for the seriousness of the claims. I might not want this expertise on anybody. The trauma that my spouse, my kids, family members and I’ve endured can by no means be dismissed.
This 1-800 lawyer will get to file a swimsuit hiding behind Jane Doe, and once they rapidly notice that the cash seize goes to fail, they get to stroll away with no repercussions. The system has failed.
The courtroom should defend victims, OF COURSE, whereas with the identical moral duty, the courts should defend the harmless from being accused with out a shred of proof. Might the reality prevail for all victims and people falsely accused equally.— Shawn Carter”
Diddy’s crew has additionally supplied this assertion to XXL:
“At the moment’s full dismissal with out a settlement by the 1-800 lawyer is yet one more affirmation that these lawsuits are constructed on falsehoods, not info. For months, we’ve got seen case after case filed by people hiding behind anonymity, pushed ahead by an lawyer extra centered on media headlines than authorized advantage. Identical to this declare, the others will disintegrate as a result of there is no such thing as a fact to them. Sean Combs has by no means sexually assaulted or trafficked anybody—man or lady, grownup or minor. No variety of lawsuits, sensationalized allegations, or media theatrics will change that actuality. We are going to proceed to combat these baseless claims and maintain these accountable. That is simply the primary of many that won’t maintain up in a courtroom of regulation.”
Tony Buzbee had no touch upon the matter.
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