Jay-Z has amended the defamation lawsuit towards an Alabama-based Jane Doe, who accused him and embattled Dangerous Boy mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault in 2024. Inside his up to date go well with, the rap star claimed that his accuser has continued making false statements about him since she reportedly agreed to dismiss the go well with in February. The Marcy Tasks-bred hip-hop icon additionally claimed that Doe’s accusations have value him and his profession tremendously, leading to a lack of practically $200 million.
On Could 5, Jay-Z and his regulation staff amended the defamation and malicious prosecution lawsuit filed in March towards Doe, who beforehand accused Jay of sexual assault alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs following an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty when she was 13 years previous—a declare she later walked again and voluntarily dismissed. The lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, alleges that the lady—who’s being suggested by attorneys Tony Buzbee and David Fortney—has “not stopped” making false statements about him since she agreed to voluntarily dismissher sexual assault go well with in February.
The rapper claimed that as of April 11, Doe posted a lip-synched video on TikTok that acknowledged:
“You couldn’t pay me 1,000,000 {dollars} to get an apology video out of me, I stand on what I mentioned, f—okay you.”
Attorneys for the rapper and entrepreneur argued that regardless of the lady having allegedly admitted that her accusations have been false, together with proof disproving her claims, she has nonetheless not retracted her statements or apologized. As an alternative, she continues to publicly stand by her authentic story.
“By refusing to apologize, and persevering with to ‘stand on what [she] mentioned,’ regardless of all of the proof and, certainly, her personal admissions on the contrary, Doe continues to show a surprising and reckless disregard for the reality that’s each intentional and malicious,” Jay-Z’s amended criticism learn. “Doe by no means had any affordable grounds to assist any reality in her statements and acted with reckless disregard for the reality,” the submitting alleged. “In different phrases, she lied.”
Jay-Z, whose authorized title is Shawn Carter, filed the brand new criticism after Jane Doe and Buzbee pushed again towards his authentic lawsuit, arguing that he hadn’t demonstrated the “particular damage” required to assist his claims.
Jay-Z Claimed He Misplaced Almost $200 Million Over Jane Doe’s Sexual Assault Allegations
Jay-Z didn’t cease there. In response to Advanced, the 55-year-old hip-hop mogul additionally claimed that Doe’s “false accusations” prompted him to lose out on profitable contracts within the “sports activities and leisure area that may have generated revenues of no less than $20 million.”
In response to the lawsuit, the 25-time Grammy-winning rapper was additionally denied a $55 million private line of credit score, whereas his client model Roc Nation—of which he owns 50 p.c—was refused a $115 million mortgage.
Jay-Z states that the whole loss exceeds $190 million.
“Now we have agreements to supply leisure packages for sure sporting occasions,” Jay-Z’s criticism acknowledged. “After Mr. Buzbee filed the lawsuit, the media reported that different companies may finish their offers with Roc Nation, and compelled one to talk out and handle whether or not these false allegations would finish our enterprise relationship.”
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