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An amended lawsuit filed in federal court on Sunday alleges that rap moguls Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs raped a 13-year-old girl during a party in 2000.
Jay-Z denied the allegations on social media and lambasted the lawsuit, calling it part of a “blackmail attempt” by the plaintiff’s lawyer.
In a statement posted by his label, Roc Nation, he said he was heartbroken for his family, and for having to explain the nature of the allegations to his and Beyoncé’s oldest daughter, Blue Ivy, 12. Lawyers for Jay-Z did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Reuters.
Combs denied all allegations against him, including this one, in October. He is in jail on federal sex trafficking charges, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
Law enforcement could be seen Monday at two of Combs’ homes – one in the Miami area and one in Los Angeles, according to CNN journalists on site.
(Members of law enforcement are seen outside of Sean "Diddy" Combs' home in Los Angeles on Monday.
KCAL/KCBS) Aerial footage over Combs’ home in Los Angeles showed multiple, armed law enforcement officers walking around the grounds of the property.
Mobile command post vehicles were visible at the Los Angeles home and at a home of his in the Miami area, where agents were processing paperwork on card tables.
(Law enforcement rides a vehicle near a property belonging to Sean "Diddy" Combs on Monday in Los Angeles. Eric Thayer/AP)
In November 2023, Combs settled a suit brought by his former girlfriend, singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, who alleged she was raped and subjected to years of repeated physical and other abuses by Combs.
Weeks later, at least two other civil lawsuits were filed in New York against Combs with allegations of sexual assault, including one filed in December in federal court that also included allegations of sex trafficking.
“I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy,” Combs said in response to the December suit. “Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday. Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.”
The lawsuit was filed originally in October in the Southern District of New York and at that time did not name Jay-Z as a defendant, though the amended lawsuit says that Jay-Z was identified as “Celebrity A” on the original complaint.
The lawsuit alleges that the unnamed girl was drugged and raped by both Jay-Z and Combs at a party hosted by Combs after the MTV music awards in 2000, which were held in New York.
She said that Jay-Z and Combs took turns raping her at the party, and that she drank a drink that made her feel “woozy and lightheaded”. She escaped, she said, by hitting Combs in the neck as he assaulted
her, then ran to a petrol station and was collected by her father.
(Diddy’s Los Angeles mansion is up for sale for $61 million.Page Six)
(The lavish home is 13,000 square feet.Page Six)
(It’s located in the so-called Platinum Triangle of Los Angeles.Page Six)
(We hear that neighbors include Kylie Jenner.Page Six)
Ref: Jay-Z on trial: Beyoncé's husband raped a 13-year-old girl at Puff Daddy's house (CNN)
Photo Credit-Page Six, Eric Thayer/ AP, KCAL/ KCBS
