Sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z, Sean 'Diddy' Combs dropped by accuser
The Hindu
Dismissal of rape lawsuit against Jay-Z and Diddy; Combs faces criminal charges and other civil lawsuits.
An anonymous woman who accused Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping her in 2000 when she was 13 dismissed her civil lawsuit on Friday (February 14, 2025) against the hip-hop moguls.
A filing in federal court in Manhattan said the plaintiff, referred to as Jane Doe, voluntarily dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning she cannot bring it again.
Tony Buzbee, a lawyer for the woman, declined to comment. Mr. Combs is in a Brooklyn jail awaiting a scheduled May 5 criminal trial on racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
He still faces dozens of other civil lawsuits by women and men, including many represented by Buzbee's firm, who accused him of sexual assault and other misconduct.
Mr. Combs has pleaded not guilty in the criminal case, and maintained his innocence in all of the cases. The Doe lawsuit was the only one to name Carter as a defendant, and he had vociferously denied the woman's claims.
"Today is a victory," Mr. Carter said in a statement posted online by his entertainment company Roc Nation. "The frivolous, fictitious and appalling allegations have been dismissed. This civil suit was without merit and never going anywhere."
Mr. Carter said the case also caused trauma for his wife Beyonce, and their children.
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