Jay-Z appeared Monday on the Hollywood premiere of “Mufasa: The Lion King,” alongside his spouse and their daughter someday after the rapper, born Shawn Carter, was named in a refiled civil lawsuit that accuses him of raping a baby.
When the swimsuit was first filed in October, the unnamed plaintiff solely recognized music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging that Combs and one other “male celebrity” raped her within the presence of an unnamed feminine celeb in 2000 when the plaintiff was 13.
The amended grievance now accuses Carter by identify of being the opposite male celeb.
Carter forcefully denied the allegation in a press release on Sunday, calling the plaintiff’s legal professional Tony Buzbee a “fraud” and who was looking for to “blackmail” him. Carter additionally demanded Buzbee refile the civil swimsuit as a felony grievance, writing, “Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away, would you not agree?”
“My only heartbreak is for my family,” Carter mentioned in his assertion. “My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people.”
The billionaire rapper appeared along with his household on Monday on the premiere of “Mufasa,” a prequel to 2019’s remake of “The Lion King,” through which his spouse and daughter have been forged as voice actors. Sources instructed the New York Submit that Carter wasn’t planning to attend the premiere, however determined in any other case after Sunday’s allegation surfaced.
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Carter’s accuser alleges that he and Combs raped her at an afterparty following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. Carter filed a movement Monday, obtained by ABC Information, to disclaim the plaintiff’s request to stay nameless.
It learn: “Mr. Carter deserves to know the identity of the person who is effectively accusing him ― in sensationalized, publicity-hunting fashion ― of criminal conduct, demanding massive financial compensation, and tarnishing a reputation earned over decades.”
In October, Buzbee mentioned he represents greater than 120 accusers within the case in opposition to Combs, who was arrested in September on expenses together with intercourse trafficking and was denied bail for a 3rd time by a New York Metropolis choose in November.
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