Jay-Z has amended the defamation lawsuit in opposition to an Alabama-based Jane Doe, who accused him and embattled Unhealthy Boy mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault in 2024. Inside his up to date go well with, the rap star claimed that his accuser has continued making false statements about him since she reportedly agreed to dismiss the go well with in February. The Marcy Tasks-bred hip-hop icon additionally claimed that Doe’s accusations have price him and his profession tremendously, leading to a lack of practically $200 million.

On Might 5, Jay-Z and his legislation staff amended the defamation and malicious prosecution lawsuit filed in March in opposition to Doe, who beforehand accused Jay of sexual assault alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs following an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty when she was 13 years previous—a declare she later walked again and voluntarily dismissed. The lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, alleges that the girl—who’s being suggested by attorneys Tony Buzbee and David Fortney—has “not stopped” making false statements about him since she agreed to voluntarily dismissher sexual assault go well with in February.

The rapper claimed that as of April 11, Doe posted a lip-synched video on TikTok that said:

“You couldn’t pay me 1,000,000 {dollars} to get an apology video out of me, I stand on what I mentioned, f—okay you.”

Attorneys for the rapper and entrepreneur argued that regardless of the girl having allegedly admitted that her accusations have been false, together with proof disproving her claims, she has nonetheless not retracted her statements or apologized. As a substitute, she continues to publicly stand by her unique story.

“By refusing to apologize, and persevering with to ‘stand on what [she] mentioned,’ regardless of all of the proof and, certainly, her personal admissions on the contrary, Doe continues to show a stunning and reckless disregard for the reality that’s each intentional and malicious,” Jay-Z’s amended criticism learn. “Doe by no means had any cheap grounds to assist any fact in her statements and acted with reckless disregard for the reality,” the submitting alleged. “In different phrases, she lied.”

Jay-Z, whose authorized title is Shawn Carter, filed the brand new criticism after Jane Doe and Buzbee pushed again in opposition to his unique lawsuit, arguing that he hadn’t demonstrated the “particular harm” required to assist his claims.

Jay-Z Claimed He Misplaced Almost $200 Million Over Jane Doe’s Sexual Assault Allegations

Jay-Z didn’t cease there. In response to Advanced, the 55-year-old hip-hop mogul additionally claimed that Doe’s “false accusations” induced him to lose out on profitable contracts within the “sports activities and leisure house that may have generated revenues of at the very least $20 million.”

In response to the lawsuit, the 25-time Grammy-winning rapper was additionally denied a $55 million private line of credit score, whereas his client model Roc Nation—of which he owns 50 %—was refused a $115 million mortgage.

Jay-Z states that the overall loss exceeds $190 million.

“Now we have agreements to supply leisure packages for sure sporting occasions,” Jay-Z’s criticism said. “After Mr. Buzbee filed the lawsuit, the media reported that different companies may finish their offers with Roc Nation, and compelled one to talk out and tackle whether or not these false allegations would finish our enterprise relationship.”

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