Final Friday, Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee dropped the explosive lawsuit accusing music moguls Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) of raping a 13-year-old lady. The allegations, which surfaced in October 2023, have been filed in New York federal courtroom and later amended to incorporate Carter. The case, one in all many lodged towards Combs in latest months, has now been dismissed with out rationalization.
Following the case’s dismissal, Combs publicly addressed the scenario, labeling the lawsuit as one more baseless assault on his title. In a press release reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Combs said, “Yet one more affirmation that these lawsuits are constructed on falsehoods, not details.” He additional criticized the nameless accusers and their authorized illustration, saying they have been “hiding behind anonymity” and being represented by an “lawyer extra targeted on media headlines than authorized benefit.”
Legal professional Tony Buzbee, who represented the Jane Doe accuser, declined to touch upon the case’s dismissal. Buzbee has been on the forefront of a number of lawsuits focusing on Combs, submitting quite a few sexual assault claims towards the hip-hop mogul in latest months.
The preliminary criticism detailed allegations that Combs and Carter assaulted a minor at a home occasion following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. The lawsuit’s abrupt withdrawal raises questions concerning the energy of the claims and the motivations behind them.
Whereas Combs stays entangled in different authorized battles, he has maintained his innocence all through, asserting that these lawsuits are orchestrated makes an attempt to tarnish his fame. With this case now dismissed, the business and the general public await additional developments within the ongoing authorized saga surrounding the Dangerous Boy Leisure CEO.
