Lady withdraws lawsuit in opposition to Jay-Z, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
NEW YORK (AP) — An Alabama lady who stated she was raped by rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 withdrew her civil lawsuit in opposition to each males on Friday, in keeping with courtroom filings.
The unidentified lady in December added Jay-Z, whose authorized title is Shawn Carter, to a lawsuit she had filed in opposition to Combs in Manhattan federal courtroom, alleging that she was attacked by the singers in 2000 after Combs’ limo driver provided her a experience to an MTV Video Music Awards after-party.
Jay-Z, who vehemently denied the claims and tried to get extracted from the lawsuit, known as the lady’s resolution to withdraw the lawsuit “a victory” and stated the “fictional story” she and her attorneys created was “laughable.”
“The frivolous, fictious and appalling allegations have been dismissed,” he stated in an announcement posted on social media. “This civil swimsuit was with out benefit and by no means going wherever.”
Combs stays jailed in New York awaiting a felony trial on federal intercourse trafficking fees. He additionally faces a wave of sexual assault lawsuits, a lot of which have been filed by the plaintiff’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, a Texas lawyer who says his agency represents over 150 folks, each women and men, who allege sexual abuse and exploitation by Combs.
A message was left searching for remark with Buzbee.
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