Jay-Z is seeking to have a rape lawsuit against him dismissed after Jane Doe, the accuser, admitted to significant inconsistencies during an NBC News interview.
Doe alleges she was raped by Jay-Z and Diddy at the age of 13 after the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.
She claimed she was taken to Diddy’s house, consumed a drink that left her disoriented, and later assaulted.
However, her story has faced scrutiny due to conflicting details, including her claim of interacting with musician Benji Madden, who confirmed he wasn’t in New York that night, and her assertion that her father picked her up afterward, though he reportedly has no recollection of this event.
Jay-Z’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, described the allegations as “a sham,” emphasizing, “Basic facts in her narrative—the who, what, when, and where—are wrong.”
Photos from the night also show Jay-Z and Diddy at a nightclub after the VMAs, but they do not account for the entire evening.
Meanwhile, Diddy’s legal team criticized the lawsuit, calling it part of a larger pattern of false claims, stating, “This is the beginning of the end of the money grab.
Despite the inconsistencies, Doe insists,
“Those flaws in the story don’t mean the rape didn’t happen.” Both Jay-Z and Diddy have maintained their innocence, and Jay-Z’s legal team plans to file a motion to dismiss the case promptly.
The incident highlights the importance of verifying claims to prevent potential harm to reputations, with Jay-Z’s team stressing the absence of corroborating witnesses and the failure of the accuser’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, to fact-check before filing.
