An nameless girl who accused Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her at a Manhattan home social gathering she was 13 years previous dropped her lawsuit on Friday.
The lady, recognized as Jane Doe, notified the U.S. District Courtroom for the Southern District of New York that she is voluntarily dismissing her lawsuit in opposition to Combs and Jay-Z, whose authorized identify is Shawn Carter, in line with the submitting obtained by JHB. The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, which means the girl can’t file it once more.
Doe was certainly one of greater than 100 folks represented by Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee who’ve accused Combs of sexual misconduct. Combs has denied all wrongdoing in connection to a number of ongoing lawsuits in addition to a federal intercourse trafficking case. Doe’s lawsuit was the one one to additionally identify Carter, who repeatedly denied the allegations and accused Buzbee of trying to “blackmail” him.
Based on the lawsuit’s amended grievance, the girl claims she was given a laced drink at an afterparty in New York Metropolis following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. After she grew to become inebriated, Carter and Combs took turns raping her whereas an unnamed feminine superstar watched. She was 13 on the time, and Carter and Combs would’ve been of their early 30s.
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Buzbee and the regulation agency listed as Doe’s illustration didn’t instantly reply to JHB’s questions on the dropped go well with on Friday.
In the meantime, Carter known as the lawsuit “with out advantage” and described the dismissal a victory in a press release posted on X, previously Twitter.
“The fictional story they created was laughable, if not for the seriousness of the claims,” Carter wrote. “I’d not want this expertise on anybody. The trauma that my spouse, my youngsters, family members and I’ve endured can by no means be dismissed.”
The rapper went on to criticize Buzbee, saying “the system has failed.”
“This 1-800 lawyer will get to file a go well with hiding behind Jane Doe, and after they rapidly understand that the cash seize goes to fail, they get to stroll away with no repercussion,” Carter wrote. “The courtroom should defend victims, OF COURSE, whereas with the identical moral accountability, the courts should defend the harmless from being accused with no shred of proof.”
Combs’ lawyer didn’t instantly reply to JHB on Friday.
Need assistance? Go to RAINN’s Nationwide Sexual Assault On-line Hotline or the Nationwide Sexual Violence Useful resource Middle’s web site.