Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs' sexual assault accuser admitted there are some “inconsistencies” in his recollection of the night of the alleged rape.
On Friday, the Alabama woman known as Jane Doe sat down. NBC News And he admitted he made “a few mistakes” when recounting the incident in which he was allegedly sexually assaulted by two rap moguls 24 years ago.
“I made some mistakes,” the woman told the outlet. She maintains that the accusations against Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter) and Combs are true.
Jay-Z's sexual assault accuser admitted there were “some mistakes” made in the case against the rap mogul. (Photo by Monica Schipper/WireImage)
According to NBC News, one of Jane Doe's “mistakes” was claiming her father had come to pick her up after the alleged sexual assault. He says he doesn't remember. The newspaper said the woman spoke to an unnamed celebrity at the afterparty and claimed she had been sexually assaulted, but the celebrity said he was not in New York at the time of the event.
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The unidentified woman ended up at VMA after party after attempting to gain entry to an awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall, according to court documents.
“I made some mistakes.”
On Friday, Jay-Z released a statement with the outlet continuing to silence Jane Doe's allegations against him.
“Even though this incident never happened, he took it to court and doubled down on it in the press,” Jay-Z said of Tony Buzbee, one of the women's attorneys. “True justice is coming. We don't fight to win, we fight for victory. This was over before it began. This 1-800 lawyer doesn't realize it yet, but soon.”
The lawsuit accuses Jay-Z and Diddy of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000, Fox News Digital previously confirmed. Before Jay-Z's name was even mentioned, he received a demand letter, presumably intended for settlement.
Jay-Z and Diddy are named in a sexual assault lawsuit. (Photo credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Bad Boy Entertainment)
Buzbee issued a statement to the media saying he will continue to fight for his client.
“Jane Doe's case was referred to our office by someone else and was reviewed before being forwarded to our office,” he said in a statement. “Our client continues to insist that, to the best of her recollection, what she has said is true. We continue to review her claims and gather supporting data to the extent that it exists. As we interrogated her diligently, she agreed that “no client was ever offered to submit to a polygraph.''
“In any case, we always do our best to review every claim filed, as in this case. This was extremely distressing for her and she suffered from seizures due to stress. ” Buzbee concluded.
Jay-Z's lawyer Alex Spiro released a statement to NBC News. “It is astonishing that the attorney not only brought such serious charges without proper investigation, but also sought to make matters worse by further spreading this false story to the press. We are asking the court today to dismiss this frivolous lawsuit, and we intend to take up this case.'' It is a matter of additional disciplinary action against Mr. Buzbee and all of the attorneys who filed the complaint. ”
Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs claimed they raped a 13-year-old at a VMA afterparty in 2000. (Photo by: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)
Jay-Z's lawyer called the lawsuit a “shameful money grab.” Buzbee has filed more than 20 lawsuits against Combs.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Spiro and Buzzbee for comment.
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The woman, who continues to refuse to identify herself, told NBC why she decided to come forward with her story now. She accused Jay-Z and Combs of raping her when she was 13 years old and is now 38 years old.
“You always have to fight against what happened to you,” she told the outlet. “You should always advocate for yourself and be your own advocate. Don’t let someone else ruin your life or let it ruin you. I hope I can give people the strength to come forward.”
Jay-Z has categorically condemned the sexual assault claims. (Photo by Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
In her lawsuit, Jane Doe claims that after a cocktail waitress handed her a drink at a VMA afterparty, she “started to feel weird” and “started looking for a place to lie down.”
Diddy, Jay-Z, and an unidentified woman enter the room where Jane Doe was lying. “We're ready to party!” she recalled Combs saying as he entered the room, according to the complaint.
She then claimed that both Combs and Jay-Z raped her.
“Jay-Z comes and holds me down. I start trying to push away. He puts his hand over my mouth and says stop, cut me, then he rapes me as if he overpowered me. ,” she said, according to the complaint.
Sean “Diddy” Combs is currently in a New York prison awaiting trial. (Getty Images)
In the lawsuit, she claimed that she left the party immediately after the alleged assault.
“I was upset, but the guy at the gas station could tell I was clearly upset and let me use the phone. I told my dad that I had failed because he was the only one who could. So I had to drive home,” Jane Doe told NBC News. “We went home in silence. He didn't ask me what happened. He didn't ask what I had done or where I was.”
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The unidentified woman told the outlet that she had never told anyone about the rape allegation or written it down in her diary.
“Even if someone found out, who would believe me? I mean, it was against two celebrities' words against me,” she told the outlet.
Jay-Z and Diddy attended the 2019 Roc Nation brunch together. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Roc Nation)
Combs was first accused in October of raping a 13-year-old child in front of celebrities. The lawsuit was filed in the Southern District of New York on October 20 by Texas-based attorney Buzbee on behalf of Jane Doe.
Diddy denied the allegations in a statement shared with FOX News Digital. Jay-Z added The amended complaint, also filed by Tony Buzbee, names rap mogul Jane Doe as “Celebrity A.”
A new version of the lawsuit says the 13-year-old boy became disoriented after having one drink and found a bedroom to rest. Jay-Z, Diddy, and a woman named “Celeb B'' also appear to have followed the girl into the room. According to court documents, she “instantly recognized all three celebrities.”
The documents allege Combs and Carter “took turns assaulting the minor.” (Getty Images)
After Jay-Z was identified in the lawsuit, he released a statement on Roc Nation's social media platforms.
“My lawyer received an attempted blackmail from someone called a demand letter. A “lawyer” named Tony Buzbee“His calculation was that the nature of these allegations, and the public scrutiny, would make me want to settle,'' the statement said.
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“No, sir, that had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for your fraud in public. So, no, I don't give you a single red penny. I won’t give it!!”
On December 9, the day after Jay-Z's name was made public, Jay-Z's attorney filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
According to the lawsuit, Jay-Z and Diddy were both accused of raping a minor after the 2000 MTV VMAs. (Kevin Mazur)
Additionally, the rapper's attorney asked that the woman's request to proceed anonymously be denied.
Jay-Z's lawyer claimed the lawsuit was part of an “outrageous campaign aimed at forcing him to pay an exorbitant amount.” [Jay-Z] Regardless of the truth, you will have to pay X million dollars, otherwise…”
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“when [Jay-Z] Because the defendant refused to pay and instead took steps to prove his innocence, this anonymous plaintiff and her self-promoting lawyer (whose name was prominently featured in headlines and press conferences in the name of representing her) ) went to extraordinary lengths to terminate a fair defense. However, those efforts also failed,” the court documents obtained by Fox News Digital read.
Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report.
