A civil lawsuit alleging that Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs raped a 13-year-old girl in 2000 has been voluntarily dismissed, according to court documents filed Friday.
The complaint, filed in New York federal court in December, accused Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, and Combs of drugging and assaulting the Jane Doe plaintiff during an after-party following the MTV Video Music Awards. The case was a revised version of an earlier lawsuit against Combs alone.
In an Instagram post on Roc Nation’s official account, Carter celebrated the dismissal, calling it a “victory” and labeling the allegations “frivolous, fictitious and appalling.”
“Today is a victory. The frivolous, fictitious, and appalling allegations have been dismissed,” Carter wrote. “This civil suit was without merit and never going anywhere. The fictional tale they created was laughable, if not for the seriousness of the claims.”
Carter also expressed the personal toll the lawsuit had taken on him and his family, writing, “The trauma that my wife, my children, my loved ones and I have endured can never be dismissed.”
Responding to the dismissal, Carter criticized the plaintiff’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, who has filed multiple sexual assault lawsuits against Combs.
“This 1-800 lawyer gets to file a suit hiding behind Jane Doe, and when they quickly realize that the money grab is going to fail, they get to walk away with no repercussions. The system has failed,” Carter wrote.
In a statement to Billboard, Carter’s attorney, Alex Spiro, emphasized that the case against his client was “false” and “never should have been brought.”
“The false case against JAY-Z, that never should have been brought, has been dismissed with prejudice,” Spiro said. “By standing up in the face of heinous and false allegations, Jay has done what few can — he pushed back, he never settled, he never paid 1 red penny, he triumphed and cleared his name.”
Buzbee declined to comment on the dismissal, and representatives for Combs did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
