Jay-Z accused of raping girl, 13, in 2000: Rapper calls lawsuit “blackmail”

Source: Axios

“Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in an amended civil lawsuit that was filed Sunday. Carter strongly denies the allegations that date back to 2000. The anonymous accuser’s lawsuit was filed in October against Combs. Fellow rapper and music mogul Carter was added as a defendant in the amended suit on Sunday. … Jay-Z in a statement posted to X via Roc Nation, his entertainment company, called the allegations ‘so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!’ He called the filing by Houston-based lawyer Tony Buzbee on behalf of the accuser ‘a blackmail attempt’ …” (12/08/24)

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/09/jay-z-accused-rape-diddy-lawsuit-civil