**Accuser Drops Lawsuit Against Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: Underage Victim Raises Suspicions of Beyoncé’s Involvement in Threats and Manipulation**
A Jane Doe who sued hip-hop moguls Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has dropped her lawsuit[1]. The suit was initially filed against Combs in October, accusing him of raping a 13-year-old girl at a house party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards[1][5]. In December, the complaint was amended to add Jay-Z as a defendant. The complaint alleged that the two men took turns assaulting her, which Jay-Z and Combs have repeatedly denied[1]. Court papers filed in New York federal court stated that the suit had been ‘voluntarily dismissed with prejudice,’ meaning it cannot be refiled[1]. The woman’s legal representatives did not provide any information regarding the decision to retract the complaint[5].
Jay-Z’s attorney, Alex Spiro, said in a statement that the ‘false case’ against Jay-Z ‘never should have been brought'[1]. He added that his client had not paid the accuser to settle the case and that Jay-Z had done what few can by pushing back, never settling, never paying, and triumphing to clear his name[1]. Jay-Z said in a statement that the allegations in the suit were ‘frivolous, fictitious, and appalling'[1]. He further stated that the fictional tale they created was laughable and that the trauma that his wife, his children, his loved ones, and he have endured can never be dismissed[1].
According to Jay-Z, an NBC News investigation found inconsistencies in the plaintiff’s story[1]. The plaintiff originally told NBC News that she spoke with musician Benji Madden at the after party where the alleged assault took place, but a representative for Benji and his brother Joel confirmed that neither of the brothers attended the 2000 VMAs because they were on tour in the Midwest[1]. Furthermore, the plaintiff said her father picked her up after the alleged assault, but he denied her account, telling NBC News that he ‘cannot verify the claims'[1].
Jay-Z’s statement continued that the plaintiff’s fabricated lies further unraveled after she indicated that she watched the 2000 Video Music Awards show on a jumbotron outside of Radio City Music Hall[1]. However, according to the New York Police Department, there was no permit issued for a jumbotron that year[1]. She also said she ‘stumbled’ upon a limousine despite the fact that the limousine area was blocks away from the venue[1].
While Jay-Z is no longer under legal scrutiny in this matter, Mr. Combs is still engaged in over three dozen civil litigations[7]. Following the dismissal, Combs’ legal team issued a statement affirming his innocence[7]. Combs remains held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, on federal charges related to racketeering and sex trafficking[7]. He has been denied bail three times and will stay in custody until his trial set for May 5, 2025[7].
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