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Jay-Z Accused of Raping 13-Year-Old with Diddy at 2000 MTV VMAs Afterparty

Dec 9, 2024, 01:00 AM

Jay-Z, the 55-year-old rapper and entrepreneur whose real name is Shawn Carter, has been accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 along with Sean "Diddy" Combs. The lawsuit, refiled on Sunday in New York, alleges that the assault took place at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty that year. The accuser, identified as "Jane Doe," claims she was drugged and assaulted by both men, with an unnamed female celebrity allegedly witnessing the incident. Jay-Z has issued a statement vehemently denying the allegations, describing them as a "blackmail attempt."