Hip-hop legend Jay-Z has been accused of allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl with Sean “Diddy” Combs at a VMAs afterparty in New York two decades ago, a bombshell lawsuit claims.
The alleged victim — only identified as “Jane Doe” — leveled the disturbing allegation in a newly re-filed civil lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York on Sunday.
The complaint was originally filed in October against Combs but has since been amended to include Jay-Z — whose real name is Shawn Carter.
Carter, though, lashed out at the allegations last Sunday — claiming in a statement that the alleged victim’s lawyer re-filed the complaint only after allegedly trying to “blackmail” him first.
In the court papers, the alleged teen victim claims she was attacked by Combs and Carter at the drug-fueled house party in September 2000 after the VMAs show at Radio City Music Hall as an unnamed “female celebrity” watched on.
The girl claimed the alleged attack unfolded after she had one drink that left her feeling “woozy and lightheaded,” according to the filing.
“Looking for a place to rest, Plaintiff entered what she believed to be an empty bedroom so she could lie down for a moment,” the original filing charged.
“Soon after, Combs entered the room, along with defendant Carter and a female celebrity. Plaintiff immediately recognized all three celebrities.”
“Combs aggressively approached Plaintiff with a crazed look in his eyes, grabbed her, and said, ‘You are ready to party,’” the filing added.
“Combs then threw Plaintiff toward a wall, causing Plaintiff to fall. Plaintiff got up and stumbled, at which point Combs grabbed her again and threw her on the bed. At that point, Carter began removing Plaintiff’s clothes as she grew more and more disoriented.”
The woman alleged she was then pinned down and raped by Combs and Carter as the unnamed female star watched.
In a statement, Carter – who married pop star Beyoncé Knowles in 2008 — derided the allegations as he ripped the alleged victim’s Texas attorney, Tony Buzbee, who has spearheaded a slew of civil lawsuits against Combs after he was slapped with federal sex trafficking charges in September.
“My lawyer received a blackmail attempt, called a demand letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee. What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make me want to settle,” Carter said in a lengthy statement.
“These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away, would you not agree?” he continued.
“These alleged victims would deserve real justice if that were the case.”
Carter added, “My only heartbreak is for my family. My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people.”
The civil lawsuit is among the wave of allegations leveled against Combs after he was slapped with federal sex trafficking charges in September.
Combs’ lawyers derided the latest suit as “shameless publicity stunts.”
“As his legal team has said before, Mr Combs has full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone — man or woman, adult or minor.”
Combs, who has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges and is set to face trial next May, is being held without bail in federal custody in Brooklyn.
