A lady who accused Jay-Z and Diddy of raping her when she was 13 years outdated has come ahead in her first tell-all interview in regards to the 2000 incident. Nonetheless, she acknowledges she “made errors” in her story.
Lady Claiming Jay-Z and Diddy Raped Her Does First Interview
Headlines surrounding an accusation that Jay-Z allegedly raped a then-13-year-old lady in 2000 have consumed hip-hop and past during the last week. On Friday night (Dec. 13), NBC Information aired an interview with the lady making the claims. A lawsuit was initially filed by Jane Doe’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, towards Diddy in October and amended to incorporate allegations of rape towards Hov on Dec. 8.
Throughout her account of what occurred on the night time of the MTV Video Music Awards that yr, the unnamed lady offered particulars within the interview of what she alleged occurred to her, however inconsistencies turned obvious in her account.
“You need to all the time advocate for your self,” stated the lady, who’s now 38 and hails from Alabama. She requested for her id to not be revealed.
She claimed she was pushed by a pal from Rochester, N.Y., to New York Metropolis for the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000. The pal has since died. As soon as outdoors the venue for the awards present, she alleged she spoke with Diddy’s limo driver who provided her a journey to an after-party. She claimed she spoke with Good Charlotte members Benji and Joel Madden on the celebration. A consultant for the Maddens confirmed to NBC that they didn’t attend the VMAs and had been on tour within the Midwest on the time.
On the after-party, Jane Doe insisted she was raped by each Jay-Z and Diddy after she was given a drink that made her really feel “woozy.” She additionally claimed her father picked her up after the alleged sexual assault occurred, and so they “rode dwelling in silence” and “he did not ask me what occurred.” However her father reportedly had no recollection of the incident and couldn’t confirm his daughter’s claims to the media outlet. “I really feel like I’d keep in mind that and I do not,” he stated.
NBC Information introduced up the contradictions to Jane Doe, to which she admitted, “I’ve made some errors,” relating to her reminiscence of what occurred. “Truthfully, what’s the clearest is what occurred to me,” she added. The girl maintains that she was raped regardless of the inconsistencies.
Jay-Z launched a press release following the accuser’s interview. “Immediately’s investigative report proves this ‘lawyer’ Buzbee filed a false criticism towards me within the pursuit of cash and fame,” he wrote on Dec. 13. “This incident did not occur and but he filed it in courtroom and doubled down within the press. True Justice is coming. We battle FROM victory, not FOR victory. This was over earlier than it started. This 1-800 lawyer, would not notice it but, however, quickly.” The Roc Nation founder additionally countersued Tony Buzbee for extortion earlier than the rape lawsuit was filed.
Alex Spiro, Hov’s lawyer, filed a letter to the decide on Dec. 13 on behalf of Jay-Z to dismiss the rape lawsuit following Jane Doe’s interview. “These beautiful revelations clarify that the criticism filed by plaintiffs’ lawyer, Anthony Buzbee, due to this fact had no factual foundation in anyway,” Spiro wrote.
Diddy’s authorized group offered this assertion to XXL: “This week, a lawyer admitted that over 50 individuals falsely claimed to be victims. Yesterday, for the second time this week, a Buzbee plaintiff has been uncovered. That is the start of the top of this shameful cash seize.”
XXL has additionally reached out to Tony Buzbee for remark.
Learn Extra: Right here Are the Lawsuit Particulars Jay-Z and Diddy Are Accused of in Alleged Rape of 13-Yr-Outdated Woman
See the unnamed lady’s interview in regards to the alleged rape beneath.
