Jay-Z’s lawyer says “dozens” of people could deny the rape allegations
Lawyer Alex Spiro claims several people want to come forward to address alleged inconsistencies in rape allegations Jay-Z.
“There are dozens and dozens of people who will say there was no party at the White House,” Spiro said Us Weekly and other journalists during a press roundtable on Monday, December 16 at the Roc Nation offices in New York.
Spiro was referring to the alleged location where an unnamed woman, identified as Jane Doe, claimed that Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs raped her at the MTV Video Music Awards party in 2000. According to Spear, the house in question does not exist.
Earlier this month, Diddy and Jay-Z, both 55, were named in the civil suit where a woman accused two rappers of raping her when she was 13. The lawsuit was originally filed in October, and the documents only named Diddy, but the attorney Tony Busbywho represents the many people who claim to have been victimized by Diddy, filed paperwork Dec. 8 to include Jay-Z in the lawsuit.
Jay-Z’s attorney Alex Spiro opens up about his client’s relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs. “Mr. Carter has nothing to do with Mr. Combs’ case or Mr. Combs. They’ve known each other professionally for several years,” Spiro told Us Weekly and other reporters during a press roundtable on Monday, Dec. (…)
Both Jay-Z and Diddy denied the allegations, and the Roc Nation founder did filed a motion to dismiss civil action.
On Monday, Spiro opened the panel by saying that Jay-Z had “never molested a child” before. giving a presentation that detailed alleged gaps in the accuser’s story.
The woman spoke last week to recognize inconsistencies in his account, but stood by his demands. One such inconsistency is her description of the home where the alleged incident took place. Busby and his team said they were trying to identify the location the woman had described. Spiro, for his part, criticized Buzbee on Monday.
“Now you can see that it’s starting to unravel and the truth is coming out, he’s starting to walk away from it,” Spiro stated. “He goes, ‘Oh, I’m sorry. This case was sent to our firm by another firm, so I did not particularly check it.’ That’s basically what he said, right? He makes a similar accusation, attacks a man with Mr. Carter’s integrity, and all he has to say about himself is, “Well, I didn’t really check it out. I got a referral trying to make some money. So we just went live.”
Buzbee later responded to Spear’s comments in a statement to us.
“This client was signed and referred to our firm by another law firm. This law firm prepared the initial complaint,” he said on Monday. “However, four people in our firm also interviewed the client and checked the details after the recommendation was accepted. A check was performed on the client. We also brought in an experienced investigator to verify some of the details she revealed to us. These results were consistent with what the customer told us.”
Busby continued: “We have sent a letter to Mr. Carter’s attorney and offered to sit down to discuss the claims in confidence. Rather than accept this offer, Mr. Spiro decided to file a public lawsuit accusing me personally of extortion. He made this statement knowing that we are not asking for money at all and putting it in the public domain. This matter is completely frivolous. Next: At least three lawyers from our firm interviewed the client before filing an amended complaint naming Mr. Carter. The client also signed two separate affidavits. Our client remains steadfast in her claim. Mr. Spiro is trying to be a bully. But we will not be mocked. Our behavior has not caused any condemnation and will remain so. We will raise some of the behavior of our adversaries at the appropriate time, which is extremely worrying.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact National Sexual Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
With reporting by Brodie Brown
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