Jay-Z has responded to a Jane Doe who accused him and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her when she was 13 in 2000, this after the lady gave an unique interview acknowledging inconsistencies in her story. The lady contends that the assault did happen however stated she made “errors” in delivering her account of the incident which prompted Jay-Z’s response.
NBC Information solely spoke with Jane Doe, who now resides in Alabama, who retold her story concerning what she known as the “catastrophic occasion” that happened 24 years in the past. Doe informed the community that she “made some errors” and her lawyer, Tony Buzbee, is trying to vet her account by way of his sources.
Of be aware, Doe claimed that her father picked up up after the alleged assault that occurred after the 2000 MTV VMAs however the lady’s father says he has no recollection of doing so. The lady additionally stated she spoke to a star on the afterparty the place the alleged assault happened however the movie star revealed he was not in New York in the course of the VMAs. Additional, pictures got here forth displaying Jay-Z and Diddy at a location that differed from the lady Doe detailed in her preliminary declare.|
In a press release from Jay-Z, the Brooklyn rapper and businessman continued his vocal critique of Buzbee, who he’s accusing of treating the declare and lawsuit as a cash seize.
“At this time’s investigative report proves this ‘lawyer’ Buzbee filed a false criticism towards me within the pursuit of cash and fame. This incident didn’t occur and but he filed it in courtroom and doubled down within the press. True justice is coming. We battle FROM victory, not FOR victory. This was over earlier than it started. This 1-800 lawyer doesn’t understand it but, however, quickly,” the assertion learn.
Jay-Z’s lawyer Alex Spiro added, “It’s beautiful {that a} lawyer wouldn’t solely file such a critical criticism with out correct vetting, however would make issues worse by additional peddling this false story within the press. We’re asking the Court docket to dismiss this frivolous case right now, and can take up the matter of extra self-discipline for Mr. Buzbee and all of the attorneys that filed the criticism.”
Buzbee claims that Jane Doe’s case was a referral from one other agency exterior his personal and stated that Doe’s statements had been vetted, based on an electronic mail he despatched to NBC Information.
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