Lady drops lawsuit in opposition to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Jay-Z : NPR

The girl who accused Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her when she was 13 years outdated has dropped her lawsuit in opposition to each males.

Court docket data present {that a} discover of voluntary dismissal in opposition to all defendants was submitted on Friday. It was dismissed “with prejudice,” which means the plaintiff can not re-file a go well with.

It comes lower than 4 months after the go well with was initially filed. The go well with included disturbing particulars of how the girl was allegedly lured by a limousine driver outdoors the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards and assaulted by the 2 rappers at an after-party.

Attorneys for the girl, recognized within the lawsuit as “Jane Doe,” didn’t disclose the rationale for withdrawing the grievance, in keeping with courtroom data. They declined to remark Saturday.

Jay-Z — whose actual identify is Shawn Carter — has strongly denied the claims and his attorneys had been searching for to get the case dismissed. In an announcement on Saturday, Carter stated the claims have been “frivolous, fictitious and appalling” and known as the go well with a “money-grab.”

“I might not want this expertise on anybody. The trauma that my spouse, my youngsters, my family members and I’ve endured can by no means be dismissed,” he stated.

Combs presently faces a number of lawsuits alleging bodily assault, rape and different misconduct. He’s presently held in a New York Metropolis jail awaiting trial on intercourse trafficking fees.

On Saturday, Combs’ attorneys stated the go well with dropped on Friday would be the “first of many that won’t maintain up in a courtroom of legislation.”

“Sean Combs has by no means sexually assaulted or trafficked anybody—man or girl, grownup or minor. No variety of lawsuits, sensationalized allegations, or media theatrics will change that actuality,” Combs’ authorized staff stated in an announcement.

In December, the girl, who remained nameless, did an interview with NBC Information, sharing that she is now a 38-year-old mom in Alabama. She instructed NBC that she had stayed quiet concerning the alleged assault for over twenty years as a result of she didn’t suppose anybody would consider her.

In her account, the girl stated the assault happened on the evening of the 2000 VMAs when she was 13. She was standing outdoors the awards present in Radio Metropolis Music Corridor in New York Metropolis when she met a limousine driver who claimed to work for Combs, in keeping with the go well with and interview with NBC.

The driving force took her to an “after-party” the place she took a drink served by a waitress and felt lightheaded, the girl alleged. She regarded for a room to lie down in, and Combs, Carter and an unnamed girl adopted. The go well with alleged Carter raped her first, then Combs, whereas the girl watched.

Carter’s attorneys have argued that the girl’s allegations contained plenty of inconsistencies, together with that they have been unable to seek out the placement of the after-party, which the girl described as a big white home with a gated U-shaped driveway a couple of 20-minute drive from Radio Metropolis Music Corridor.

Carter’s attorneys have additionally pointed to NBC Information reporting that musician Benji Madden — who the girl claimed was on the after-party — was on tour within the Midwest on the time.

In keeping with courtroom data, Combs’ trial for intercourse trafficking and racketeering fees is scheduled to start in Could.