A girl who accused Jay-Z and Diddy of raping her when she was 13 years outdated has come ahead in her first tell-all interview in regards to the 2000 incident. Nevertheless, 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 woman in 2000 have consumed hip-hop and past over the past 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 towards Hov on Dec. 8.
Throughout her account of what occurred on the evening of the MTV Video Music Awards that 12 months, the unnamed girl offered particulars within the interview of what she alleged occurred to her, however inconsistencies grew to become obvious in her account.
“You need to at all times advocate for your self,” mentioned 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 supplied her a journey to an after-party. She claimed she spoke with Good Charlotte members Benji and Joel Madden on the social gathering. 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 do not forget that and I do not,” he mentioned.
NBC Information introduced up the contradictions to Jane Doe, to which she admitted, “I’ve made some errors,” concerning 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 an announcement following the accuser’s interview. “At this time’s investigative report proves this ‘legal professional’ Buzbee filed a false grievance towards me within the pursuit of cash and fame. This incident did not occur and but he filed it in courtroom and doubled down within the press. True Justice is coming. We struggle FROM victory, for FOR victory. This was over earlier than it started. This 1-800 lawyer, would not understand it but, however, quickly.”
Alex Spiro, Hov’s legal professional, 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 gorgeous revelations clarify that the grievance filed by plaintiffs’ legal professional, Anthony Buzbee, due to this fact had no factual foundation in any way,” Spiro wrote.
XXL has additionally reached out to Diddy’s workforce and Tony Buzbee for remark.
