The girl who accused Jay-Z and Diddy of raping her when she was 13 years outdated has acknowledged there have been inconsistencies in her allegations.
It was reported final week (December 9) that Jay-Z – actual identify Shawn Carter – was named in a lawsuit which alleges the rape of a 13-year-old lady in 2000 by the rapper and Diddy, actual identify Sean Combs.
In a press release issued through Roc Nation, Carter known as the allegations “heinous in nature” and dismissed them as a “blackmail try”. He implored lawyer Tony Buzbee to file the lawsuit as a “legal criticism, not a civil one”.
The rapper has since filed a courtroom letter looking for the dismissal of the lawsuit and the identification reveal of the accuser, whereas sustaining his innocence.
Carter’s lawyer Alex Spiro wrote in a courtroom letter: “Mr. Carter deserves to know the identification of the one who is successfully accusing him – in sensationalised, publicity-hunting style – of legal conduct, demanding huge monetary compensation, and tarnishing a repute earned over a long time.”
Nevertheless, NBC Information reported earlier at present (December 14) that the unnamed accuser, recognized in courtroom paperwork as Jane Doe, has admitted to creating “some errors” in her recollection of that evening.
In a video interview with the information outlet, the lady, now 35, recalled the alleged occasions of the evening from her reminiscence as outlined within the lawsuit.
Nevertheless, further reporting by NBC Information discovered that her father – who’s talked about within the lawsuit as selecting her up after the alleged sexual assault – stated that he doesn’t recall the evening as said.
“I really feel like I’d keep in mind that, and I don’t,” he advised NBC Information. “I’ve loads happening, however I imply, that’s one thing that may undoubtedly stick in my thoughts.” He added that he did bear in mind as soon as selecting her up in the midst of the evening, however it “was an area drive”. Watch the video interview beneath.
NBC Information added that her declare within the interview that she met Good Charlotte‘s Benji Madden on the afterparty was refuted by the band’s spokesperson, who stated that Benji and his bandmate and brother Joel Madden had been on tour within the Midwest on the time.
The information outlet additionally famous that photographs from the night present Carter and Combs at a distinct location than the one the lady described, though their whereabouts for the entire night haven’t been made clear.
“Truthfully, 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 lady stated in a follow-up interview with NBC Information. “So I’ve made some errors. I’ll have made a mistake in figuring out.”
In a press release by her lawyer Buzbee, he advised NBC Information: “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 as a result of private points he was having then. We’re speaking a couple of timeframe greater than twenty years in the past.” The girl additionally couldn’t present additional details about the VMAs afterparty she stated she attended.
On the legitimacy of the lady’s claims, Buzbee stated: “Jane Doe’s case was referred to our agency by one other, who vetted it previous to sending it to us. Our shopper stays fiercely adamant that what she has said is true, to the very best of her reminiscence.”
“We are going to proceed to vet her claims and accumulate corroborating knowledge to the extent it exists. As a result of we now have interrogated her intensely, she has even agreed to undergo a polygraph. I’ve by no means had a shopper recommend that earlier than.”
He added that “we at all times do out greatest to vet every declare made, simply as we did on this case,” whereas claiming that the entire ordeal has been “extraordinarily distressing” for the lady, who has allegedly “skilled seizures” and has sought “medical remedy because of the stress.”
In a press release, Carter advised NBC Information that the “incident didn’t occur” however Buzbee “filed it in courtroom and doubled down within the press.”
“True Justice is coming. We combat FROM victory, not FOR victory,” the rapper continued. “This was over earlier than it started. This 1-800 lawyer doesn’t understand it but, however, quickly.”
