An attempt by the rapper Jay-Z to dismiss a federal lawsuit in which he was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl with Sean “Diddy” Combs at a party in 2000 has been dismissed.
The lawsuit was filed in October by an anonymous woman accusing Combs of rape at a party after the MTV Video Music awards. It was then refiled this month with Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, accused of taking part.
Jay-Z, who is married to Beyoncé, has denied the allegations and accused the woman’s lawyer of attempting to blackmail him. Combs remains in jail in New York awaiting criminal trial on sex trafficking charges while also facing a wave of other sexual assault lawsuits.
Sean “Diddy” Combs is in jail. Jay-Z has become embroiled in one of the lawsuits against him
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In a written order, Judge Analisa Torres