NEW YORK app says a rape allegation made against him is part of an extortion attempt.
A woman who previously sued , alleging she was raped at an awards show after-party in 2000 when she was 13, amended the lawsuit Sunday to include a new allegation that Jay-Z was also at the party and participated in the sexual assault.
The 24-time Grammy award winning rapper, producer and music mogul called the allegations appidioticapp and appheinous in nature" in released by Roc Nation, one of his companies.
His lawyer also argued Monday that his accuser, who is only identified as Jane Doe, should have to reveal her identity, or have her lawsuit dismissed outright.
Attorney Alex Spiro said in a filing in Manhattan federal court that the woman hasnappt provided any specific evidence to justify her anonymity and that her appvague assertions of potential harm fall far short of the stringent requirementsapp under law.
He also noted the court has already ruled that some of the other sexual misconduct lawsuits brought by the woman's attorney against Combs do not meet the criteria to proceed anonymously.
appMr. Carter deserves to know the identity of the person who is effectively accusing him app in sensationalized, publicity-hunting fashion app of criminal conduct, demanding massive financial compensation, and tarnishing a reputation earned over decades,app Spiro wrote. appHe has never been accused of, let alone engaged in, any sexual misconduct.app
Jay-Z, in his statement released earlier on social media, also revealed that he had anonymously sued the woman's lawyer, Tony Buzbee, alleging he was trying to blackmail the rapper by threatening to make the rape allegation public if he didn't agree to a legal settlement.
He said Buzbee sent a letter to his lawyer appearing to seek a settlement, but the letter had the appopposite effect" on him.
appIt made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion,app Jay-Z's statement read. appSo no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!!app
The litigation is part of a wave of levied against Combs as the hip-hop mogul remains in custody in New York awaiting trial .
The unnamed woman says she was hanging around Radio City Music Hall during the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards and managed to talk a limousine driver into bringing her to a celebrity-studded party at a private residence after the event.
She said that while she was in the limousine, she was asked to sign a nondisclosure document. Once at the party, the lawsuit said, she took a drink that made her feel appwoozy and lightheadedapp and went into a bedroom to lie down.
She said that Combs and Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, then barged into the room along with another unnamed celebrity and raped her. The woman said she eventually escaped the room, fled the house and called for a ride from a nearby gas station.
Buzbee, a personal injury lawyer in Houston, said the notion that he was trying to blackmail Jay-Z is appstupid and laughable,app and that his letter simply sought confidential mediation in the litigation.
appWhat he fails to say in his recent statement is that my firm sent his lawyer a basic demand letter on behalf of an alleged victim and that victim never demanded a penny from him,app he said in an emailed statement. appSince I sent the letter on her behalf, Mr. Carter has not only sued me, but he has tried to bully and harass me and this plaintiff. His conduct has had the opposite impact. She is emboldened. Iappm very proud of her resolve.app
Buzbee announced at a news conference in October that he represents app both men and women app with allegations of sexual misconduct against Combs.
His firm, which has set up a 1-800 number for accusers, a wave of suits against the hip-hop mogul a few weeks later.
Jay-Z, in his statement, challenged Buzbee to seek criminal charges and said his appheart and support goes out to true victims in the world.app
He also lamented that he and wife Beyoncé will likely have to address the claims with their three children and appexplain the cruelty and greed of people.app
appI mourn yet another loss of innocence,app Jay-Z wrote.
Combs' lawyers, in a statement, also dismissed Buzbeeapps lawsuits as appshameless publicity stunts, designed to extract payments from celebrities who fear having lies spread about them, just as lies have been spread about Mr. Combs.app
Combs was a third time last month. Heapps pleaded not guilty to for years and faces trial in May.
Jay-Z and Combs are part of a generation of hip-hop titans who rose to prominence in the 2000s, emerging as wide-ranging entrepreneurs and two of the worldapps wealthiest rappers. Earlier this year, Forbes estimated Jay-Zapps net worth to be $2.5 billion.
The artists have collaborated over the years, with Jay-Z being featured on Combs' debut album, appNo Way Outapp and Combs appearing on Jay-Zapps sophomore album, appIn My Lifetime, Vol. 1.app
While the pair has been frequently photographed together at events, they've also been competitors. Diddy launched his Bad Boy Records around the same time Jay-Z launched his Roc-A-Fella record label.
