Rapper Jay-Z accused of raping a 13-year-old with Sean Diddy Combs in 2000

Rappers Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs were named in a new civil lawsuit for sexually assaulting and raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000.

According to a report on NBC News, the lawsuit was initially filed in October in New York with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as the defendant. It was refiled on Sunday with the inclusion of Jay-Z’s name, whose full name is Shawn Carter. Carter aka Jay-Z called the allegations ‘heinous’ in a statement on Rox Nations’s X page.

The woman, identified as Jane Doe, filed the lawsuit through her counsel, Tony Buzbee. The lawsuit explained the details of the incident. Doe, in the lawsuit, claimed that she allegedly signed a document, which she believed was a non-disclosure agreement to enter the party.

She claimed that the house she arrived at was full of celebrities consuming marijuana and cocaine. She recalled that she felt ‘woozy and light-headed’ after she had a drink that was offered to her. As she picked a room to lie down and rest, she alleged that Combs and Carter came into the room and took turns to rape her. She also added that a female friend was a witness to the assault.

Jay-Z, in his statement, mentioned that there was a blackmail attempt by Tony Buzbee. He wrote, “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? (sic).”

Jay-Z is married to Beyonce, and they are parents to three children – 12-year-old Blue Ivy Carter and seven-year-old twin children, Rumi and Sir.

He then goes on to add how his family was heartbroken in the wake of these allegations. “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. I mourn yet another loss of innocence. Children should not have to endure such at their young age. It is unfair to have to try to understand inexplicable degrees of malice meant to destroy families and human spirit,” read the statement.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ representatives called the lawsuit a ‘shameless publicity stunt’. Their statement read, “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.”

American rapper Sean Diddy Combs, over the past few months, has been facing multiple lawsuits accusing him of rape, sex trafficking and racketeering.