Jay-Z’s lawyer ripped allegations that the hip-hop mogul raped a 13-year-old woman almost 25 years in the past as not credible, whereas highlighting the rising variety of inconsistencies which have surfaced for the reason that lawsuit was filed.
“Obviously, Jay-Z did not rape a child,” Carter’s lawyer Alex Spiro instructed reporters on the “99 Problems” rapper’s Roc Nation headquarters in Midtown Manhattan Monday afternoon.
He referred to as the go well with nothing greater than a shakedown try towards the rapper, whose internet price tops $2.5 billion, in keeping with Forbes.
“There isn’t a specific number that has been demanded. People like this, they don’t send demand letters out to not get money. That’s all they want,” he mentioned.
“The request was to sit down and talk about a way to resolve this matter and we all know what that means.”
Jay-Z, whose actual title is Shawn Carter, has vehemently denied any wrongdoing since allegations surfaced he drugged and sexually assaulted the woman together with disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs in September of 2000 as an unnamed “female celebrity” watched, courtroom paperwork state.
The alleged assault unfolded at a drug-fueled afterparty following the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio Metropolis Music Corridor in New York Metropolis that yr.
Spiro started by enjoying footage from a latest NBC Information report targeted on the accusations earlier than systematically selecting aside the claims made on TV and the grievance filed in courtroom towards the rap icon.
He asserted that the placement of the alleged rape doesn’t exist, key eyewitnesses don’t exist, the timeline doesn’t work, and the story falls aside with implausible particulars — whereas slamming the complainant’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee.
“According to their complaint, after approximately 20 minutes she arrived at a white house with a U-shaped driveway and a gate,” Spiro mentioned.
“There is no such location in New York 20 minutes from Radio City. It does not exist, there is no such location,” he continued.
“We don’t know whether they created a location in order to try to get jurisdiction in New York so they could bring this case in New York, or they just didn’t do their homework. Any New Yorker knows there is no such location.”
He identified that the go well with says the home the place the afterparty befell was owned by Combs, however mentioned in actuality not one of the properties within the star’s actual property portfolio remotely matched the alleged description.
“The location doesn’t work, because none of this happened.”
Spiro additionally shot down the notion {that a} feminine superstar would watch such a horrific crime and by no means breathe a phrase about it to anybody.
“In 24 years, not a single witness has ever come forward saying this happened,” Spiro instructed reporters.
“She said she was at this party alone, a 13-year-old girl, and she finds herself in the room with the three most famous people at the party. Just think about how little common sense that makes,” he continued.
“And according to her, one of the witnesses is a female celebrity who’s just standing there watching the repetitive rape of a child. That celebrity does nothing, says nothing, reports nothing. They won’t even identify [the celebrity].”
Spiro additionally pointed to the alleged sufferer’s claims that she spoke to Good Charlotte guitarist and backup singer Benji Madden on the afterparty, which he mentioned was not doable given the band’s touring schedule.
“Mr. Madden wasn’t there. He’s already said he wasn’t there. His tour schedule says he wasn’t there. None of this ever happened,” Spiro reiterated.
Carter himself has been vocal in insisting the allegations towards him are baseless.
“This incident didn’t happen and yet he filed it in court and doubled down in the press,” Jay-Z mentioned in a press release slamming the alleged sufferer and Buzbee, whom he alleged had filed a “false complaint” towards him.
“True Justice is coming. We fight FROM victory, not FOR victory. This was over before it began. This 1-800 lawyer doesn’t realize it yet, but, soon.”
Requested by The Put up how Carter is feeling, Spiro described the “Empire State of Mind” rapper, who has three children with spouse Beyoncé, as “upset.”
“He’s upset somebody would be allowed to do this and make a mockery of the system like this. He’s upset that this distracts and dissuades real victims from coming forward. He’s upset that his kids and family have to deal with this,” Spiro mentioned.
“He’s upset and he should be upset.”
