(CNN) — A girl who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Sean “Diddy” Combs has amended her lawsuit to incorporate allegations that she was additionally assaulted by Jay-Z on the identical occasion.
The lawsuit was initially filed in opposition to Combs in October, however on Sunday the lady added Shawn Carter, the rapper and businessman often called Jay-Z, as a defendant within the civil lawsuit.
Carter is the primary superstar to be accused of sexual assault in connection to Combs.
In a press release addressed to CNN, Carter known as the allegations “so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a prison grievance, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such against the law in opposition to a minor must be locked away, would you not agree?”
Combs was indicted on prices of intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and prostitution associated prices. Combs pleaded not responsible to the costs and has denied all wrongdoing in roughly 30 civil lawsuits which were filed in opposition to him.
The girl, who’s recognized as a Jane Doe, says she was 13 years previous on the time she was allegedly assaulted by Combs and Carter at an after occasion following the Video Music Awards in 2000. The girl alleges she started to really feel woozy after consuming a drink on the occasion and wandered into a close-by bed room. The girl alleges Carter raped her first, adopted by Combs. The girl says she hit Combs and ran out of the occasion, in accordance with the amended lawsuit.
Carter was recognized within the preliminary lawsuit as Movie star A.
In response to the lawsuit, the Doe’s attorneys reached out to Carter to request “a mediation to resolve this matter.”
“Upon current info and perception, Jay-Z responded to mentioned letter by not solely submitting an totally frivolous lawsuit, however by additionally orchestrating a conspiracy of harassment, bullying and intimidation in opposition to Plaintiff’s attorneys, their households, workers and former associates in an try to silence Plaintiff from naming Jay-Z herein. This effort was meant to scare Plaintiff and to discredit her counsel. That effort failed. Certainly, Plaintiff selected to file this modification because of the egregious conduct perpetuated by Carter,” in accordance with the lawsuit.
In his response despatched to CNN on Sunday – which was addressed to Doe’s legal professional – Carter known as the mediation request a “blackmail try.” Carter additionally mentioned this lawyer, “who I’ve accomplished a little bit of analysis on, appears to have a sample of those kind of theatrics!”
In a press release from Buzbee on Saturday, he wrote, “The pleading speaks for itself. This can be a very critical matter that might be litigated in court docket.”
CNN has additionally reached out to Jay-Z’s spouse Beyoncé Knowles for remark.
Carter added in his assertion that his “solely heartbreak” is for his household: “My spouse and I should sit our youngsters down, considered one of whom is on the age the place her mates will certainly see the press and ask questions in regards to the nature of those claims, and clarify the cruelty and greed of individuals. I mourn yet one more lack of innocence. Kids mustn’t need to endure such at their younger age.”
CNN reported in November that an nameless male superstar filed a lawsuit in opposition to the Texas legal professional representing the Doe alleging he was the sufferer of an extortion scheme.
The superstar accused Houston-based legal professional Tony Buzbee and his agency of “shamelessly trying to extort exorbitant sums from him or else publicly file wildly false horrific allegations in opposition to him.”
Attorneys for the unnamed superstar claimed additional the Buzbee had “threatened to unleash solely fabricated and salacious allegations of sexual assault” that included “a number of cases of rape of a minor, each female and male” if their consumer “refuses to adjust to their calls for.”
Buzbee denied the extortion claims in opposition to him, in an Instagram publish during which he wrote that his agency “received’t permit the highly effective and their high-dollar attorneys to intimidate or silence sexual assault survivors,” and in a press release to CNN.
“If you’re attempting to cover your identification and also you declare you probably did nothing unsuitable, doesn’t appear very sensible to take this method,” Buzbee instructed CNN in an e mail on the time. “We’ll handle it in the end.”
“I’ve confidence that with full public disclosure all of this may type itself out,” Buzbee wrote.
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