An amended lawsuit filed in federal court on Sunday alleges that rap mogul Jay-Z raped a 13-year-old girl along with Sean “Diddy” Combs during a party in 2000.
Jay-Z denied the allegations on social media and blasted the lawsuit, calling it part of a “blackmail attempt” by the plaintiff’s lawyer. Lawyers for Jay-Z did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The lawsuit was originally filed in October in the Southern District of New York and at that time did not name Jay-Z as a defendant, though the amended lawsuit says that Jay-Z was identified as “Celebrity A” on the original complaint.
Combs has denied all allegations against him, including this one, in October. He is currently in jail on federal sex trafficking charges, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
The lawsuit alleges that the unnamed girl was drugged and raped by both Jay-Z and Combs at a party hosted by Combs following the MTV Music Awards in 2000, which was held in New York.
Tony Buzbee, the Texas lawyer representing the girl who filed Sunday’s lawsuit, has filed at least 20 civil lawsuits against Combs accusing him of sexual misconduct.
In an email to Reuters, Buzbee said the Jay-Z lawsuit “speaks for itself.”
“This is a very serious matter that will be litigated in court,” Buzbee wrote.
Buzbee, in his amended lawsuit, says his legal firm had previously sent Jay-Z a letter seeking to mediate a settlement.
Jay-Z, the lawsuit says, responded to that letter by filing a lawsuit against Buzbee, and by “orchestrating a conspiracy of harassment” against Buzbee and other lawyers in his firm, which the lawyer said was an intimidation tactic meant to silence his client.
In a post on social media, Buzbee said the alleged rape victim he is representing “never demanded a penny” from Jay-Z, writing that “she only sought a confidential mediation.”
Buzbee last week filed a lawsuit against law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, whose lawyers represent Combs and Jay-Z, accusing the firm’s legal team of harassing his colleagues, his clients and his family.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan did not respond to requests for comment.
Rapper Jay-Z has opened up about marital struggles with his wife, superstar Beyoncé in an interview with The New York Times.
Jay-Z admitted to cheating on Beyoncé during their marriage, attributing it in part to unresolved issues from his childhood.
“The hardest thing,” he said in a remorseful tone, “is seeing pain on someone’s face that you caused and then having to deal with yourself.”
The interview revealed the couple’s journey through therapy and reconciliation.
Jay-Z described a coping mechanism that led him astray, explaining, “You go into survival mode, and… you shut down all emotions.”
He elaborated on how this impacted his relationship with Beyoncé, stating, “You shut down emotionally, so you can’t connect. In my case… that’s how things happened.”
The infidelity caused significant strain on their marriage, with Jay-Z acknowledging that many couples wouldn’t survive such a situation.
“You know, most people walk away, and, like, divorce rate is like 50% or something ’cause most people can’t see themselves,” he admitted.
However, through dedication and therapy, they were able to overcome the challenges.
These struggles were reflected in their music. Jay-Z’s album, “4:44,” contained lyrics that alluded to his infidelity, such as, “Look, I apologize… Took for my child to be born to see through a woman’s eyes.”
The year prior, Beyoncé’s album, “Lemonade,” hinted at the situation with the now-famous line, “He only want me when I’m not there/He better call Becky with the good hair.”
Originally, the couple planned to create a collaborative album, but ultimately decided to release individual projects.
“We were using our art almost like a therapy session,” Jay-Z explained. He continued, “But her album came out as opposed to the joint album that we were working on.”
Despite the challenges, Jay-Z and Beyoncé remain one of the most powerful couples in the entertainment industry.
Jay Z becomes the first Forbes rated Hip Hop Billionaire Artist.
Over a decade ago, world’s richest man Warren Buffet, had lunch with Jay -Z at the Hollywood Diner in Omaha, Nebraska.
The two who were at a very separate and different socioeconomic level conversation was extended to Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway offices.
That’s what made richest man alive say this, “Jay is teaching in a lot bigger classroom than I’ll ever teach in. For a young person growing up, he’s the guy to learn from”
An Edition of the Forbes 400
According to 2010 Forbes 400 package, the Hip Hop inspired Jay-Z already had a blueprint for his own ten-figure fortune.
Forbes has been following Jay-Z moves and a decade later since he first met Buffett, Jay Z has an accumulated fortune worth $1 billion according to Forbes.
Forbes published that Jay-Z’s steadily expansive kingdom of fortune compromised of strong liquor brands, his art, real estate, which included his homes in Los Angeles, the Hamptons, Tribeca and stakes in Uber.
According to forbes, Jay Z was once the Brooklyn’s notorious Marcy drug dealer who later cleaned up to become a musician.
Jay Z started his own label, Roc-A-Fella Records, to release his 1996 debut, Reasonable Doubt.
Forbes records indicate that Jay Z has since produced 14 No. 1 albums, 22 Grammy awards and over $500 million in pretax earnings in less than a decade.
Forbes also published that Jay Z has his own brands which skyrocketed his fortune much faster without any cosign promotions.
Jay Z runs a clothing line Rocawear that started in 1999.
Forbes records indicate that Rocawear has made a profit of $204 million from 2007 alone since it changed to Iconix.
Forbes also published that co-owns D’Ussé cognac with Bacardi.
According to forbes, Jay Z also own Tidal, a multi-million music-streaming service.
Super producer Kasseem said Jay Z is bigger than hip-hop. He said Jay is a blueprint for the American culture.
“A guy that looks like us, sounds like us, loves us, made it to something that we always felt that was above us.” Kasseem told Forbes.
Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean, is the super producer behind some of Jay-Z’s biggest hits (“On To The Next One,”
Kasseem also Produced Beyoncé’s worldwide banger “Upgrade U”
According to Forbes, they calculated Jay Z’s net worth by studying his artist’s stakes in companies like Armand de Brignac champagne that Jay Z fully owns.
Forbes published that they applyed US customary discount to private firms, then added up his income, subtracting a healthy amount to account for Jay Z’s superstar lifestyle.
“We checked our numbers with a roster of outside experts to ensure these estimates were fair and conservative.” Forbes published.
Jay-Z is a real and massive business man. For instance, Jay Z owns;
Armand de Brignac
Valued at $310 million
File photo of Jay Z owned Amand de Brignac champagne Photo|Forbes
Jay-Z launched the $300 gold bottles of the “Ace of Spades” champagne Brand in 2006 with His Music video “Show Me What You Got.”
Jay Z’s verse on Meek Mill’s “What’s Free” put a half-billion-dollar value on his wine brand.
Cash & investments
Valued at $220 million
According to Forbes, Jay Z investing portfolio in Uber alone is worth over $90 million.
D’Ussé
Valued at $100 million
D’USSE Cognac Vsop 750 ML Photo|Forbes
Eric Schmidt, Beverage Marketing Corp.’s Director of Alcohol Research said that D’Usse’ moves more that 200,00 cases of liquor and has an 80% annual growth
Tidal
Valued at $100 million
A screenshot of the Tidal App
Jay-Z purchased the Scandinavian streaming service’s parent company for just $60 million in 2015.
He relaunched Tidal later that year bringing on board his celebrity wife, Beyoncé, and other music millionaire like Kanye West and Calvin Harris.
Roc Nation
Valued at $75 million
According to Forbes, the international entertainment company,Roc a Nation started over a decade ago as part of a joint venture with concert giant Live Nation.
Roc Nation represents top Stars through its sports agencts ,Kevin Durant, Todd Gurley.
It also has a record label and artists management Arm under Rihanna and J. Cole.
Music catalog
Valued at $75 million
A photogrid of Jay Z sampled Albums
According to Forbes, Jay Z negotiated the eventual return of his master recordings from a the label that helped him launch his career.
Before the beginning of his stint as Def Jam’s chief in 2004, Jay Z had a separate deal with EMI he later clawed back his publishing rights.
Currently Jay Z’s hits clock close to a Billion streams annually.
Art collection
Valued at $70 million
Jay-Z boasted about a Basquiat in his kitchen corner In the song “Picasso Baby,”
For over a decade, he’s been collecting masterpieces like Basquiat’s “Mecca,” purchased in 2013 for a reported $4.5 million.
“He’s rapped about it all in detail,” says Fab 5 Freddy, a contemporary and friend of the late painter.
Real estate
Valued at $50 million
One of Jay Z’s Homes / NEWSCOM
After welcoming twins in 2017, Jay-Z and Beyoncé bought a pair of homes to match: a $26 million East Hampton mansion and a $88 million Bel Air estate.
Also, Jay-Z owns a Tribeca penthouse valued at $66.85 million. He bought it in 2004 for only $6.85 Million.
*All prices and market value are Forbes estimated figures*
