The lady accusing Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her when she was 13 years outdated has addressed some inconsistencies in her report.
Talking with NBC Information, the lady, whose identification stays protected as Jane Doe, mentioned “not all of the faces are clear” in her recollection of what occurred to her over 20 years in the past. She advised NBC, “I’ve made some errors. I could have made a mistake in figuring out.”
NBC quotes Jane Doe and her father, whom they interviewed to fact-check the declare that he picked her up after the alleged assault. Jane Doe says he did, whereas the daddy refutes these claims. The report says he doesn’t keep in mind driving the greater than 5 hours it will’ve required to get from their house to the placement of the alleged assault.
“I really feel like I might do not forget that, and I don’t,” he mentioned. “I’ve lots happening, however I imply, that’s one thing that might undoubtedly stick in my thoughts.”
Concerning her father’s feedback, Jane Doe’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, is quoted telling NBC Information, “We agree he states he doesn’t keep in mind. His daughter explains that he was in no state to recollect throughout that cut-off date as a consequence of private points he was having then. We’re speaking a couple of time-frame greater than 20 years in the past.”
The lady additionally claims she spoke to musician Benji Madden on the 2000s VMAs after-party the place she mentioned she was sexually assaulted, however NBC confirmed that neither Benji nor his brother Joel attended the 2000 VMAs.
“What’s the clearest is what occurred to me and route that I took to what occurred to me,” the lady mentioned. Among the many different inconsistencies addressed are the placement of the assault, though the precise whereabouts for your entire night stay unclear.
In flip, Jay-Z has launched his personal assertion and a further remark from his lawyer.
“This ‘lawyer’ Buzbee filed a false criticism in opposition to me within the pursuit of cash and fame,” wrote Jay-Z. “This incident didn’t occur and but he filed it in courtroom and doubled down within the press. True Justice is coming. We combat FROM victory, not FOR victory. This was over earlier than it started. This 1-800 lawyer doesn’t understand it but, however, quickly.”
Jay-Z’s lawyer Alex Spiro shared his assertion through Roc Nation. “It’s beautiful {that a} lawyer wouldn’t solely file such a critical criticism with out correct vetting, however would make issues worse by additional peddling this false story within the press,” mentioned Spiro. “We’re asking the Courtroom to dismiss this frivolous case in the present day, and can take up the matter of extra self-discipline for Mr. Buzbee and all of the legal professionals that filed the criticism.”
Buzbee advised NBC his consumer is in “excessive misery,” and has been experiencing seizures because of the stress. “Jane Doe’s case was referred to our agency by one other, who vetted it previous to sending it to us,” he mentioned. “Our consumer stays fiercely adamant that what she has acknowledged is true, to the very best of her reminiscence. We are going to proceed to vet her claims and gather corroborating knowledge to the extent it exists. As a result of now we have interrogated her intensely, she has even agreed to undergo a polygraph. I’ve by no means had a consumer recommend that earlier than.”
“In any occasion,” he concluded, “we all the time do our greatest to vet every declare made, simply as we did on this case.”
Representatives for Buzbee Legislation Agency didn’t reply to Selection‘s request for remark.
