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Jay-Z accused with Diddy in lawsuit of raping girl, 13, in 2000
Jay-Z accused with Diddy in lawsuit of raping girl, 13, in 2000
US rapper Jay-Z has hit back at a lawsuit which alleges that he, along with Sean “Diddy” Combs, drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl at a party in 2000.
The anonymous accuser alleges she was assaulted at a house party after the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in New York and that an unnamed female celebrity was in the room at the time.
In a statement, Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, dismissed the legal action as a “blackmail attempt”.
Mr Combs – who is in jail awaiting trial after being charged in September with sex-trafficking and other offences – denied the latest accusatio