The woman who has accused Diddy and Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her in 2000 admits there were ‘some mistakes’ in her initial statement, although she remains firm in her allegations.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been imprisoned since September on several charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking, all of which he continues to refute.
Combs was indicted by a grand jury after being arrested at the Park Hyatt hotel in Manhattan. Despite making three attempts to be released on bail, all have been denied, as reported by ABC 7.
Recently, a civil lawsuit initially filed against Combs was amended to include Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter. The woman alleges that both individuals raped her at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000 when she was 13 years old.
Jay-Z has publicly denied all allegations.
The denial, issued through the Roc Nation Twitter account, stated, “My lawyer received a blackmail attempt, called a demand letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee.
“What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make me want to settle.
“No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion. So no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!!
“These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!!”
Jay-Z further expressed how damaging these accusations are to his and his family’s reputation.
The statement concluded with: “You have made a terrible error in judgement thinking that all ‘celebrities’ are the same. I’m not from your world. I’m a young man who made it out of the project of Brooklyn. We don’t play these types of games.”
In an interview with NBC News, the woman and her legal team acknowledged inconsistencies and ‘some mistakes’ in her narrative, yet she holds steady in her claims.
Buzbee is representing more than 120 individuals who have accused Combs, including 60 males and 60 females, with 25 being minors at the time of the alleged incidents.
He dismissed claims of blackmailing Jay-Z, calling them ‘stupid and laughable’.
LADbible Group has reached out to representatives for both Jay-Z and Combs for their responses.
If any of the issues discussed in this article have affected you, help is available through The National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800.656.HOPE (4673), accessible 24/7, or you can engage in online chat via online.rainn.org