An Alabama lady who accused rap moguls Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her when she was 13 has withdrawn her civil lawsuit towards each males, based on courtroom filings submitted on Friday.
The unidentified lady initially filed her lawsuit towards Combs in Manhattan federal courtroom and later added Jay-Z, whose authorized title is Shawn Carter, in December. She alleged that she was assaulted by the 2 males in 2000 after Combs’ limo driver supplied her a trip to an MTV Video Music Awards after-party.
Nonetheless, the courtroom doc filed by her attorneys didn’t present a purpose for the voluntary dismissal.
Jay-Z, who had strongly denied the allegations and sought to be faraway from the lawsuit, referred to as the withdrawal “a victory” and dismissed the claims as a “fictional story.”
“The frivolous, fictitious, and appalling allegations have been dismissed,” he mentioned in an announcement on social media. “This civil go well with was with out advantage and by no means going wherever.”
In the meantime, Combs stays in custody in New York, going through federal intercourse trafficking prices. He’s additionally the topic of a number of sexual assault lawsuits, many filed by the plaintiff’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee. The Texas lawyer has acknowledged that his agency represents greater than 150 people, each women and men, who declare they have been sexually abused or exploited by Combs.
Combs’ authorized group responded to the lawsuit’s dismissal by asserting that it confirms the dearth of credibility within the different circumstances towards him.
“For months, we’ve seen case after case filed by people hiding behind anonymity, pushed ahead by an lawyer extra targeted on media headlines than authorized advantage,” his attorneys mentioned in an announcement. “Similar to this declare, the others will crumble as a result of there isn’t any fact to them. Sean Combs has by no means sexually assaulted or trafficked anybody—man or lady, grownup or minor.”
Because the authorized battles proceed, the dismissal of this lawsuit marks a major flip within the high-profile circumstances surrounding the music mogul.
