A trial accusing Jay-Z Rape was voluntarily dismissed by the applicant who originally deposited him.
According to legal documents obtained by Weekly entertainmentThe plaintiff Jane Doe moved Friday to reject his trial, who allegedly alleged that the rapper “99 problems”, whose real name is Shawn Carter, violated a 13 -year -old girl in an afterparty of MTV Video Music Awards in 2000 alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs. First of all Classified in OctoberThe complaint was modified in December to include Carter’s name in December. Representatives for Carter and Combs refused allegations.
Carter responded to the dismissal of the prosecution in a declaration to Weekly entertainment. “Today is a victory,” wrote the rapper. “The frivolous, fictitious and appalling allegations were rejected. This civil prosecution was baseless and never went anywhere. The fictitious history they created was laughable, if not for the gravity of the affirmations. I would not want this experience to anyone.
Carter’s statement then attacked one of the applicant’s lawyers, Tony Buzbee, who filed Several other pursuits against combs And also works as a lawyer for bodily injuries. “This 1-800 lawyer can deposit a hidden prosecution behind Jane Doe, and when they quickly realize that the seizure of money will fail, they can leave without repercussions. The system has failed,” the statement said. “The court must protect the victims, of course, while with the same ethical responsibility, the courts must protect the innocent people against the accused without the slightest proof. That the truth prevailed for all the victims and the people who are also accused . ”
Meanwhile, combat lawyers also responded to the news in a similar statement to EW. “The complete dismissal of today without regulation of the lawyer for 1-800 is another confirmation that these prosecution is built on lies, not facts,” the lawyers of Combs wrote. “For months, we have seen a case after people deposited by people hiding behind anonymity, advanced by a lawyer more focused on media titles than legal merit. Just like this assertion, the other S ‘will collapse because there is no truth for them. ”
The declaration continued: “Sean Combs has never attacked sexually or tampering to person – man or woman, adult or minor. No number of proceedings, sensationalized allegations or media theaters will change this reality. We will continue to fight these baseless affirmations and keep them responsible.
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The applicant’s lawyers did not immediately respond to EW’s comment requests.
The plaintiff admitted to having “made mistakes” in her memory of the alleged assault to NBC News in December. “You should always fight for what happened to you,” she said at the exit at the time. “You should always defend yourself and be a voice for yourself. You should never leave what someone else has spoiled or directed your life. I just hope that I can give others the strength of manifest as I have manifested myself. ”
The complainant said that her father had recovered it after the incident and that she had spoken to Benji Madden from Good Charlotte during the sequel to the VMA. However, his father said that he did not remember the incident, and the representatives of Madden told NBC News that he was on tour with Goodwest in the Midwest and had not attended the VMA this year -there.
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Although this particular case has been abandoned, Combs still faces a number of legal challenges. The rapper-Slash-Mogul was arrested in September for sexual traffic, racketeering and transport to engage in prostitution. Combs pleaded not guilty to all accusations. His arrest followed Several civil proceedings accusing him of sexual trafficking And sexual assaultas well as Federal raids on its houses that He criticized as “excessive demonstration of force”.