Jay-Z’s lawyer poked holes in his rape accuser’s model of occasions as his authorized workforce works to protect proof within the crumbling case.
The rapper requested the decide order legal professional Tony Buzbee and the nameless accuser “protect all proof related to this case” after a number of inconsistencies had been revealed, in line with a court docket submitting obtained by Fox Information Digital.
The girl, who accused Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her when she was 13-years-old, admitted she “made errors” in her authorized criticism in opposition to the musicians in a brand new interview.
“The timeline, location, and incidence of occasions alleged in Plaintiff’s criticism are rendered inconceivable by these admissions,” Jay-Z’s lawyer wrote.
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Jay-Z’s lawyer poked holes within the story of the girl accusing the rapper and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault. (Photograph by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)
“Taken collectively, the factual inconsistencies, timeline impossibilities, and the dearth of corroborating proof make Plaintiff’s allegations … wholly unreliable.”
One obtrusive inconsistency talked about by Jay-Z’s workforce was the accuser’s declare she was allegedly attacked at an afterparty hosted in a personal residence.
“She references a home that supposedly matches the outline of the situation of the alleged assault, however no such home exists,” the court docket paperwork learn. “And Plaintiff’s allegations grow to be much more doubtful when contemplating the nightclub proof.”
Jay-Z’s attorneys identified that Diddy was really photographed at two separate afterparties at nightclubs following the 2000 VMAs. The “I am going to Be Lacking You” rapper was noticed at each Twirl and Lotus in New York Metropolis.
“Taken collectively, the factual inconsistencies, timeline impossibilities, and the dearth of corroborating proof make Plaintiff’s allegations … wholly unreliable,” the rapper’s lawyer wrote.
Diddy and then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez attend a VMA afterparty at Twirl in NYC on Sept. 7, 2000. Jennifer Lopez has not been implicated in any wrongdoing. (Henry McGee/MediaPunch)
Buzbee, who represents Jane Doe, admitted the case was vetted by a unique agency and referred to the Buzbee Legislation Agency.
“Our shopper stays fiercely adamant that what she has said is true, to the most effective of her reminiscence,” the legal professional instructed NBC Information in an e mail. “We’ll proceed to vet her claims and accumulate corroborating knowledge to the extent it exists. As a result of now we have interrogated her intensely, she has even agreed to undergo a polygraph. I’ve by no means had a shopper recommend that earlier than.”
“In any occasion, we at all times do our greatest to vet every declare made, simply as we did on this case. This has been extraordinarily distressing for her, to the purpose she has skilled seizures and needed to search medical remedy because of the stress.”
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Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jennifer Lopez had been noticed at Lotus nightclub after the 2000s VMAs. Jennifer Lopez has not been implicated in any wrongdoing. (Coleman-Rayner)
Jay-Z’s authorized workforce additionally highlighted the accuser’s story of how she left the celebration. Within the lawsuit, obtained by Fox Information Digital, the girl claimed she fled the celebration after the alleged rape and ran to a gasoline station.
“I used to be upset, and the particular person on the gasoline station may inform that I used to be clearly upset, and she or he let me use the cellphone. I referred to as my dad as a result of he was the one particular person I belief at the moment. I instructed him I tousled, and I wanted a experience dwelling,” she instructed NBC Information. “We rode dwelling in silence. He didn’t ask me what occurred. He didn’t ask me what I did or the place I used to be.”
Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs have each been accused of raping a 13-year-old. Each have denied the allegations in opposition to them. (Photograph by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Unhealthy Boy Leisure)
Nevertheless, her father would not recall making the over five-hour drive from Rochester to New York Metropolis.
“I really feel like I might keep in mind that, and I don’t,” he instructed NBC. “I’ve so much occurring, however I imply, that’s one thing that might positively stick in my thoughts.”
Buzbee defined, “We agree he states he doesn’t bear in mind. His daughter explains that he was in no state to recollect throughout that cut-off date because of private points he was having then. We’re speaking a couple of timeframe greater than 20 years in the past.”
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The sufferer claimed within the lawsuit she “acknowledged many celebrities” upon arrival on the celebration and was required to signal a nondisclosure settlement. The now 38-year-old girl revealed who she allegedly spoke to in an interview performed after the court docket submitting.
“I’m speaking to, like, Fred Durst, Benji Madden, about his tattoo, as a result of, you understand, about his tattoo that’s ‘The Final Supper,’ as a result of I’ve a spiritual background, so it was simply one thing to speak about,” she instructed NBC.
Benji Madden (photographed circa 2000) performs on stage together with his brother. Madden has not been implicated in any wrongdoing. (Getty Photographs)
Nevertheless, Madden was not on the 2000 VMAs as he was on tour on the time together with his band, Good Charlotte, they usually had a present in Chicago. Representatives for the musician confirmed this element to the outlet.
“Actually, what’s the clearest is what occurred to me and [the] route that I took to what occurred to me. Not the entire faces there are as clear,” the accuser instructed NBC in a follow-up interview. “So I’ve made some errors. I could have made a mistake in figuring out.”
Fox Information Digital has reached out to representatives for Madden and Durst.
Christina Aguilera and Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit carry out on the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. Neither Aguilera nor Durst have been implicated in any wrongdoing. (Frank Micelotta/Getty Photographs)
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Jay-Z’s attorneys additionally went after Buzbee within the submitting, mentioning the Texas-based legal professional’s misconduct on a number of events, together with throughout his time representing Los Angeles socialite Rebecca Grossman. Buzbee’s conduct whereas representing the prison defendant was reprimanded by the presiding decide on the time, in line with the Dec. 18 authorized submitting. Grossman was sentenced to fifteen years to life in jail for the deaths of two younger boys who had been crossing the road. She was convicted of second-degree homicide and different costs stemming from a Sept. 29, 2020, crash that killed Jacob Iskander, 8, and Mark Iskander, 11.
Rebecca Grossman, left, was convicted of second-degree homicide and different costs stemming from a Sept. 29, 2020, crash that killed Jacob Iskander, 8, and Mark Iskander, 11. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Occasions by way of Getty Photographs)
“The presiding decide rebuked Buzbee, declaring, ‘[w]e can’t have the protection violating pre-trial rulings and expose the jury to proof that contradicts these rulings,’ and reprimanded him for his conduct, stating that if it continued, the court docket would ‘contemplate financially sanctioning [Buzbee], and reporting to the state bar,’” in line with the court docket docs.
Fox Information Digital has reached out to Buzbee for remark.
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Jay-Z denied the sexual assault allegations. (Photograph by Monica Schipper/WireImage)
Jay-Z was added to Jane Doe’s lawsuit in opposition to Combs on Dec. 8. The amended criticism named the rap mogul as “Superstar A.”
Within the new model of the lawsuit, the 13-year-old grew to become disoriented and located a bed room to relaxation in after allegedly consuming one drink. Jay-Z, Diddy and feminine “Superstar B” seemingly adopted the lady into the room. She “instantly acknowledged all three celebrities,” in line with the court docket doc.
Jay-Z allegedly raped the lady, adopted by Diddy’s alleged rape of the plaintiff, all whereas “movie star B” watched, the lawsuit said.Â
The “Empire State of Thoughts” rapper vehemently denied the allegations in an announcement shared on Roc Nation’s social media.
“These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a prison criticism, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such against the law in opposition to a minor must be locked away, would you not agree? These alleged victims would deserve actual justice if that had been the case,” he wrote, partly.
Diddy has additionally denied the allegations in opposition to him.
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