NEW YORK (AP) — An Alabama girl who mentioned she was raped by rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 withdrew her civil lawsuit towards each males on Friday, in keeping with courtroom filings.
The unidentified girl in December added Jay-Z, whose authorized title is Shawn Carter, to a lawsuit she had filed towards Combs in Manhattan federal courtroom, alleging that she was attacked by the singers in 2000 after Combs’ limo driver provided her a trip 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 girl’s resolution to withdraw the lawsuit “a victory” and mentioned the “fictional story” she and her attorneys created was “laughable.”
“The frivolous, fictious and appalling allegations have been dismissed,” he mentioned in a press release posted on social media. “This civil go well with was with out advantage and by no means going anyplace.”
Combs stays jailed in New York awaiting a felony trial on federal intercourse trafficking prices. He additionally faces a wave of sexual assault lawsuits, a lot of which had been filed by the plaintiff’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, a Texas legal professional who says his agency represents over 150 individuals, 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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