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Jay-Z says the rape allegations against him are part of an extortion attempt. A woman who previously sued Sean “Diddy” Combs alleging she was raped at the age of 13 at an awards show after-party in 2000 amended the lawsuit Sunday with a new allegation that Jay-Z also attended and participated in the party. the sexual assault.

The 24-time Grammy award-winning rapper, producer and music mogul called the allegations “idiotic” and “heinous in nature” in a statement released by Roc Nation, one of his companies. He also revealed that he anonymously sued the woman’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, last month for trying to blackmail the rapper by threatening to go public with the rape allegation if he didn’t agree to a legal settlement.

He said Buzbee sent a letter to his attorney appearing to seek a settlement, but the letter had the “opposite effect” on him. “It made me want to expose you in a VERY public way for the fraud you are committing,” Jay-Z’s statement said. “So no, I’m not giving you ONE RED STUD!!” The lawsuit is part of a wave of sexual abuse charges against Combs as the hip-hop mogul remains in custody in New York awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.

The unnamed woman says she hung out at Radio City Music Hall during the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards and managed to convince a limousine driver to take her to a celebrity-studded party at a private home after the event. She said that while she was in the limo, she was asked to sign a confidentiality document. Once at the party, the lawsuit said, she took a drink that left her feeling “woozy and light-headed” and went to a bedroom to lie down. She said Combs and Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, then burst into the room along with another unnamed celebrity and raped her.

The woman said she eventually escaped the room, fled the house and asked for a ride from a nearby gas station. Buzbee, a personal injury attorney in Houston, said the idea that he was trying to blackmail Jay-Z is “stupid and laughable,” and that his letter simply requested confidential mediation in the lawsuit. “What he fails to say in his recent statement is that my firm sent his attorney a simple demand letter on behalf of an alleged victim, and that victim never demanded a dime from him,” he said in an emailed statement. “Since I sent the letter on her behalf, Mr. Carter has not only sued me, but has attempted to bully and harass me and this accuser. His behavior has had the opposite effect. She is encouraged. I am very proud of her determination.

Jay-Z’s attorney, Alex Spiro, filed paperwork with the court on Monday asking a judge to require his accuser, identified only as Jane Doe, to reveal her identity if she wants to proceed with the lawsuit. Spiro said the woman has not provided any evidence to justify her anonymity and that her “vague claims about possible harm fall far below the strict requirements” of the law.

Spiro asked for an urgent hearing on the matter. “Mr. “Carter deserves to know the identity of the person who is actually accusing him — in sensational, publicity-seeking fashion — of criminal conduct, demanding massive financial compensation and tarnishing a reputation he has built over decades,” Spiro wrote. “He has never been accused of, let alone involved in, sexual misconduct.” Buzbee announced at a news conference in October that he is representing about 120 people — both women and females — with allegations of sexual misconduct against Combs.

His firm, which set up a 1-800 number for prosecutors, began filing a series of lawsuits against the hip-hop mogul a few weeks later. Jay-Z challenged Buzbee in his statement to pursue criminal charges, saying his “heart and support go out to real victims in the world.” He also complained that he and his wife Beyoncé will likely have to discuss the claims with their three children and “explain the cruelty and greed of people.” “I mourn yet another loss of innocence,” Jay-Z wrote. Combs’ lawyers also blasted Buzbee’s lawsuits in a statement as “blatant publicity stunts designed to extract payments from celebrities who fear lies are being spread about them, just as lies have been spread about Mr. Combs .

” Combs was denied bail for the third time last month. He has pleaded not guilty to charges that he coerced and abused women for years and will go on trial in May. Jay-Z and Combs are part of a generation of hip-hop titans who rose to prominence in the 2000s, emerging as multi-faceted entrepreneurs and two of the world’s richest rappers. Earlier this year, Forbes estimated Jay-Z’s net worth at $2.5 billion.

The artists have collaborated over the years, with Jay-Z appearing on Combs’ debut album ‘No Way Out’ and Combs appearing on Jay-Z’s second album ‘In My Lifetime, Vol. 1.” Although the couple was often photographed together at events, they were also competitors. Diddy launched his Bad Boy Records around the same time that Jay-Z launched his record label Roc-A-Fella.