Civil lawsuit: Rapper Jay-Z denies rape allegations

A woman who accused US rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs (55) of sexual assault is now also filing a civil lawsuit against music producer and rapper Jay-Z. The 55-year-old musician has vehemently denied the anonymous woman’s allegations of rape. In a long statement, he speaks of “idiotic” allegations made by the plaintiff’s attorney, Tony Buzbee.

He accuses the head of a law firm in Houston, Texas, of attempted extortion. Buzbee was betting that he, Jay-Z, would agree to settle the case by paying a sum of money. Rather, he now wants to take action against the lawyer for fraud, the rapper said.

Buzbee announced in October that he was representing 120 people with allegations against rapper Sean Combs. The firm has since filed several civil lawsuits from men and women alleging sexual assault. One of the anonymous plaintiffs claims that she was drugged and raped by Combs at a party in 2000 as a 13-year-old, US media reported. This lawsuit has now been refiled in court in New York, also with Jay-Z as the defendant.

In a statement, Combs’ lawyers spoke of “shameless PR stunts” on the part of the Buzbee law firm to obtain money payments from celebrities through lies. Combs is also a victim of this campaign of lies.

Combs has been in custody since September. The rapper is accused by prosecutors in New York of sex trafficking, organized crime and other crimes. Combs pleaded not guilty. The trial is tentatively scheduled to begin in May.

Rapper Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter and who achieved worldwide success with songs like “Empire State of Mind” and “Crazy in Love”, has been married to Beyoncé (“Break My Soul”) since 2008. They have three children.

In his message, Jay-Z wrote that he was worried about his family. He and his wife would have to talk to their children about it now, because their friends would see reports in the press and ask questions.