What to know on the lawsuit accusing Jay-Z of raping teen with Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Learn more about what's known so far about the rape allegation from a woman who said she was 13 when she was raped by Jay-Z along with Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
Rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was accused in a lawsuit Sunday of raping a teenage girl after an awards show more than two decades ago along with Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul facing federal sex trafficking charges and a wave of lawsuits alleging sexual assault.
The plaintiff in Sunday’s suit said she was 13 at the time of the alleged assault, according to the complaint, which was filed in federal court in New York’s Southern District.
Carter denied the allegations Sunday, calling them “idiotic" in a statement. Combs’ legal team dismissed the suit as a “shameless publicity stunt.”
Here’s what we know about the litigation.
The lawsuit was originally filed in October against Combs, and it was amended Sunday to include Carter as a defendant.
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