The Alabama woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 years old more than two decades ago admitted to several inconsistencies in her lawsuit – as the hip-hop mogul continues to vehemently deny the allegations he’s facing.
The alleged victim had trouble recollecting key details levied against the musician during an interview with NBC News, just days after her lawyer amended a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs to include Jay-Z – whose real name is Shawn Carter.
She accused the pair of raping her at an after-party for the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards in the Empire State, according to the disturbing suit refiled in the Southern District of New York on Sunday.
“Honestly, what is the clearest is what happened to me and route that I took to what happened to me. Not all of the faces there are as clear,” the woman told NBC.
“So I have made some mistakes. I may have made a mistake in identifying.”
The woman — referred to as “Jane Doe” in her suit — claimed her father picked her up after the alleged sexual assault, a detail he has since rebuked.
She also alleged to have spoken with a celebrity during the after-party, who wasn’t in New York at the time of the event, NBC reported.
The pair of musicians were also in different locations than the one the woman described, based on images from that evening.
Despite the inconsistencies, the alleged victim maintains that what happened to her was a “catastrophic event.”
The woman – referred to as “Jane Doe” in her suit – alleged that she was approached by Combs’ alleged limo driver, who invited her to an after-party while she tried to get into the 2000 VMAs in New York City.
When she got to the after-party residence, she alleged she was asked to sign a nondisclosure agreement.
In the court papers, the alleged victim claims she was allegedly drugged after being served a drink and then attacked by Combs and Carter at the drug-fueled house party in September 2000 after the VMAs show at Radio City Music Hall as an unnamed “female celebrity” watched.
The “Empire State of Mind’ rapper slammed the alleged victim and her attorney, Tony Buzbee, for filing a “false complaint” while continuing to argue “the incident didn’t happen.”
“This incident didn’t happen and yet he filed it in court and doubled down in the press,” Jay-Z said in a statement.
“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.”
He has previously called the lawsuit a “blackmail attempt.”
The 24-time Grammy Award winner’s lawyer, who filed a motion earlier this week asking the court to dismiss the claim and to make the accuser’s identity public, filed another motion Saturday night supporting his request for dismissal after the NBC story dropped.
“These stunning revelations make clear that the complaint filed by plaintiffs’ attorney, Anthony Buzbee, therefore had no factual basis whatsoever,” Alex Spiro said in the latest motion.
“Even Mr. Buzbee is walking back the complaint he put his name to – excusing these glaring inconsistencies by pointing the finger at the case being referred by another firm who allegedly vetted the story before sending to them. The heinous allegations against Mr. Carter are patently false.”
Buzbee, the woman’s lawyer, said the case was referred to him from an outside agency, who he claims vetted the allegations prior to passing them along. He said he was still working to vet the accusations, the outlet reported.
“Our client remains fiercely adamant that what she has stated is true, to the best of her memory,” Buzbee said.
“We will continue to vet her claims and collect corroborating data to the extent it exists. Because we have interrogated her intensely, she has even agreed to submit to a polygraph. I’ve never had a client suggest that before.”
He added that the alleged victim has experienced seizures and sought medical treatment due to stress.
Combs was arrested in September on federal charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges and the latest rape lawsuit that involves Jay-Z.
The Bad Boy Entertainment founder is being held without bail in federal custody in Brooklyn. His trial begins in May 2025.
