Jay-Z named in lawsuit over minor’s rape alongside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Jay-Z, the award-winning rapper and billionaire business mogul, has reportedly been named alongside fellow hip hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs in a sexual assault lawsuit. 

NBC News first reported they’d obtained the lawsuit, which was just refiled to include Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter. FOX News Digital also obtained the documents, which were refiled Sunday in New York by the anonymous accuser. 

The civil lawsuit was originally filed in October, NBC News reported, alleging Combs raped a 13-year-old girl in 2000 after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty. 

Combs has been at the center of several lawsuits involving sexual assaults in recent months, and this is the first to include another high-profile defendant. 

Representatives for Jay-Z did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Called a "blackmail attempt" 

Later on Sunday, a statement posted on X by Roc Nation, which is Jay-Z’s entertainment company, called the ordeal a blackmail attempt and took issue with attorney Tony Buzbee, who represents dozens of alleged Diddy victims. 

Jay-Z called Buzbee a fraud in the statement, accused him of having "a pattern of these type of theatrics" and dared him to file a criminal complaint instead.

"My only heartbreak is for my family. My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people. I mourn yet another loss of innocence," the statement continued, referencing his wife, Beyoncé, and three children, Blue Ivy, 12, and 7-year-old twins Rumi and Sir.

"My heart and support goes out to true victims in the world, who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit," the statement continued. 

Here is what’s known about the lawsuit: 

MTV Video Music Awards afterparty lawsuit

FOX News Digital obtained the original lawsuit, filed anonymously in October 2024 to say the 13-year-old complainant was at an MTV Video Music Awards’ afterparty when she was raped. The lawsuit named Sean "Diddy" Combs as a defendant and said two unidentified celebrities were also involved. 

The lawsuit claims the 13-year-old gained entry to the after party by approaching limo drivers waiting outside the awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall, and that one driver who claimed to work for Combs invited her to an afterparty. 

The lawsuit stated the 13-year-old was required to sign a non-disclosure agreement upon entry and was given one drink, after which she became "woozy and lightheaded." 

After, the 13-year-old claimed Combs raped her while "Celebrity A" and "Celebrity B" watched.

The lawsuit says the 13-year-old eventually ran out of the room and exited the house, and called for a ride from a gas station nearby. 

The accuser has remained anonymous. 

In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, Diddy's reps once again denied the allegations, saying, "This amended complaint and the recent extortion lawsuit against Mr. Buzbee exposes his barrage of lawsuits against Mr. Combs for what they are: shameless publicity stunts, designed to extract payments from celebrities who fear having lies spread about them, just as lies have been spread about Mr. Combs." 

They continued, "As his legal team has said before, Mr. Combs has full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process.  In court, the truth will prevail:  that Mr. Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone—man or woman, adult or minor." 

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs lawsuits

Combs has been named in a number of other lawsuits in recent months. 

Authorities allege Combs ran a criminal enterprise through his businesses, including Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprises and Combs Global, among others. He used "firearms, threats of violence, coercion, and verbal, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse" to fulfill his sexual desires, according to the unsealed indictment obtained by Fox News Digital.

He’s currently awaiting a May sex trafficking trial and was denied bail most recently in November. 

Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he coerced and abused women for years, aided by associates and employees. An indictment alleges that he silenced victims through blackmail and violence, including kidnapping, arson and physical beatings.

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If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, help is available through the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or at rainn.org