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Jay-Z’s Lawyer Claims Rapper Is Extremely “Upset” Over Rape Allegations

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Jay-Z has developed a reputation for being industry teflon. He’s one of the most respected artists in hip hop, and a master of image control, from his music to his marriage with Beyonce. Hov’s image has taken a serious hit in the last few weeks, however. The rapper was accused of raping a teenage girl with Diddy at a 2000 VMA’s afterparty. Various industry figures have come and voiced their support for Jay-Z, but he has made his frustration with the allegations clear regardless. The Brooklyn emcee has issued several statements. Now, his lawyer Alex Spiro is speaking on his behalf.

Spiro held a press conference on Monday, December 16. The lawyer made it very clear that his client plans to fight the allegations made against him. He also made clear Jay-Z was “upset.” Very, very upset. Spiro used the word multiple times throughout his statement. “He’s upset that somebody would be allowed to do this,” the lawyer explained. “Make a mockery of the system like this.” Spiro claimed that Jay-Z is concerned for the credibility of other, “real” assault victims. The rapper is reportedly also upset with the impact that the allegations have had on his wife and children. “He should be upset,” the lawyer opined.

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Alex Spiro Claimed Jay-Z Is Not Friends With Diddy

Spiro also addressed the rumor that Jay-Z and Diddy had a close friendship dating back to the 1990s. He claimed that the two men had a professional relationship, but that there is no “closer association,” nor has there ever been. “Just like in all professions,” Spiro explained. “People know each other. If you to the NBA All Star Game, they support each other. That just how professions work.” The lawyer also explained that Jay-Z has no connection to Diddy.

Spiro’s statement comes a few days after a bombshell report on Jay-Z’s accuser. NBC interviewed the woman in question, who goes by the name Jane Doe. The outlet discovered several inaccuracies in her claim, which she admitted to on the air. Despite these inaccuracies, however, Doe maintains that Jay-Z and Diddy raped her. “Honestly, what is the clearest is what happened to me,” she asserted. “And [the] route that I took to what happened to me.”

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Tony Buzbee Denies Working With Jaguar Wright To Sue Jay-Z For Sexual Assault

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Jaguar Wright launched some very wild allegations against Jay-Z and Beyoncé amid the Diddy scandal, and now she’s adding more fuel to that fire. Moreover, she recently uploaded a video on social media claiming that she’s working with Tony Buzbee’s office, the lawyer representing over 100 alleged sexual assault victims of Sean Combs as well as the anonymous woman accusing him and Hov of allegedly sexually assaulting her at a 2000 VMAs after party when she was 13 years old. Wright spoke to a woman who seemingly works at Buzbee’s firm, but he is calling cap on the full claim.

Furthermore, according to TMZ, Tony Buzbee clarified that Jaguar Wright did speak to his intake staff, but denied that she’s actually working with him on the Jay-Z and Diddy lawsuit. Of course, tying her into the investigation and litigation could be a bit of a social media firestorm to navigate. After all, Piers Morgan had to apologize to the Roc-A-Fella mogul and Beyoncé for airing Wright’s claims about them on his program, which followed some significant pressure and pushback from Jay’s lawyer Alex Spiro.

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Jaguar Wright Claims She’s Working With Tony Buzbee On Jay-Z Lawsuit

This pushback continues to this day, as Jay-Z, Diddy, and their legal teams denied any and all wrongdoing and have gone after Tony Buzbee, Jaguar Wright, and others for their supposed fabrications. Specifically, they accused Buzbee of attempting to force a settlement and extort them for cash by spreading these alleged falsehoods. Not only that, but another accusation is that the attorney pressured alleged victims to fake their supposed stories. All in all, it’s still a very complicated legal issue that we will probably not see a full resolution to. But we’ll definitely hear about it as things develop and as the hip-hop world reacts.

Meanwhile, the latest update we got on Jay-Z and Tony Buzbee – and apparently not Jaguar Wright, per the latter – is how the rapper sought to dismiss the case following the alleged victim’s NBC News interview, during which she admitted to “mistakes” in her story. However, the Jane Doe stands by the notion that these inconsistencies don’t nullify her alleged experience and trauma.

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Dr Umar Johnson Is Outraged By Jay-Z Allegations And Cautions His Accuser

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Hip-hop culture isn’t the only group going wild over the allegations against Jay-Z, as an anonymous woman accused both him and Diddy of sexually assaulting her at a 2000 VMAs after party when she was just 13 years old. This proved to be a controversial situation not only because of the weight of these claims, but also due to folks questioning the Jane Doe’s story and pointing out supposed holes in her recollections. Dr Umar Johnson is the latest celebrity to speak out about this, and he took a pretty nuanced stance all things considered. He hopes the victim finds justice if she’s innocent, but if she’s fabricating this, he thinks that she might’ve prompted her own undoing by requesting a jury trial that could reveal if she’s lying or not.

“Now, in the civil suit paperwork, according to Tony Buzbee, what he read, her attorney based in Houston, Texas,” Dr. Umar Johnson began regarding the Jay-Z situation. “According to the civil suit, she demands a jury trial. That really caught me. I was surprised at that. She’s demanding a jury trial. Why am I surprised? Because if she’s demanding a jury trial, she’s going to have to take the stand. She has to testify!”

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Dr Umar Johnson Addresses The Jay-Z Allegations

 
 
 
 
 
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Furthermore, Dr. Umar Johnson explained that Jay-Z and Diddy can plead their Fifth Amendment rights to refuse to testify, since they are the ones whom the plaintiff accused. However, as for the accuser herself, her reported desire for a jury trial means that she cannot plead the Fifth and will most likely have to testify if it goes to a jury trial. While he questioned this move, he also made it clear that he doesn’t know whether she or Hov are lying or not, and that he is praying that she gets all that she wants if she really suffered this abhorrent event.

Then, Dr. Umar Johnson claimed that racism is what caused the court to deny Diddy’s bail for a third time. His argument pointed to Vince McMahon, whom authorities still haven’t arrested, as an example with similar allegations of this presumed double standard. Dr. Umar also posited that this is a “loud message” to Black celebrities such as Jay-Z that they will face a takedown if they do not comply with the industry.

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Memphis Bleek Scolds Van Lathan For Breaking Down Jay-Z Lawsuit’s Allegations

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There’s still a lot of fallout to wade through when it comes to the sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z, which alleges that he took advantage of a 13-year-old girl at a 2000 VMAs after party. Not only does this relate to the barrage of legal updates in this case, but also to how much it divided, shocked, and invigorated hip-hop culture to discuss it. For example, Memphis Bleek recently called Van Lathan out for speaking about Hov’s presumed guilt, and it’s clear that he’s sticking by the Roc. “N***as really tried the god [goat emoji] #MarcyDontRaise Those!!” he tweeted along with some bullseye emojis quote-tweeting the following message: “You a b***h a** n***a for automatically peddling bulls**t, implying that Jay-Z is guilty. @VanLathan.”

“Oh I can actually reply to you,” Van Lathan responded to Memphis Bleek’s scolding over the Jay-Z lawsuit. “The other page has me blocked. I i no way shape or form said he was guilty or innocent. I said they were allegations that would be very hard to prove. Go check the pod. Y’all got c*m in ur ears from d**kriding.”

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Van Lathan & Memphis Bleek Clash Over Jay-Z Allegations

Furthermore, this is far from the first time that Memphis Bleek has publicly supported Jay-Z as of late, whether against Van Lathan or otherwise. For example, he backed up the music mogul’s assessment that artists angry at him aren’t angry over what Jay did to them, but rather what Jay didn’t do for them. This radio interview comment resurfaced when Nicki Minaj was going hard at him on social media, and this new darker context also paints them under a particular light. We’re sure that at least a few more defenses and rebuttals will come as this accusation develops in court.

Speaking of which, Jay-Z wants to dismiss the whole thing as fast as possible, so despite Memphis Bleek and Van Lathan’s difference of perspective, they might all land under the same lens. These heavy and very serious allegations formed a bit of a circus online, which will hopefully redirect into more engaged and genuine fan concern. With a narrative as salacious as this, people will always want to dig deeper.

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Jay-Z Accuser Admits “Mistakes” In Recounting Alleged Assault

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Jay-Z’s sexual assault case has absolutely dominated the news cycle over the last few weeks. Fans and peers have been coming out of the woodwork to give their two cents on the allegations leveled against who many consider to be the G.O.A.T. The allegations became significantly more complicated on Friday, December 13, however. The woman suing Jay-Z, Jane Doe, spoke with NBC about her allegations and her alleged experiences with both Hov and Diddy in 2000. She admitted to some inconsistencies in her story.

The woman has yet to identify herself. She did, however, admit that some of her recollections about the alleged assault are fuzzy. Jane Doe claimed she spoke to a celebrity at the VMA’s afterparty in which she was allegedly assaulted by Jay-Z and Diddy. The celebrity in question, Benji Madden, however, was not present at the party. A representative for Madden and his brother even released a statement confirming the location of their client on that 2000 day. “They did not attend the 2000 VMAs,” the statement read. “They were on tour in the Midwest at the time.”

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Jane Doe Remains Steadfast In Her Jay-Z Allegations

Furthermore, photographs from the evening in question show both Jay-Z and Diddy at locations that differ from Doe’s account. Another notable detail involves Doe’s father. The accuser previously claimed that her father picked her up after the alleged assault had taken place. Doe’s father has since stated that he does not recollect picking her up. “I felt like I would have remembered that,” he told NBC,” and I don’t. That would definitely stick in my mind.”

NBC’s report on Doe provided some noteworthy background information. The network revealed that the accuser has autism, and was the victim of a head injury. Doe conceded that her recollection for the night in question has been somewhat compromised given the newfound inconsistencies. “I have made some mistakes,” she said. Despite these inconsistencies, Jane Doe remains steadfast in her allegations. She remains adamant that Jay-Z and Diddy sexually assaulted her when she was reportedly 13 years old. “Honestly, what is the clearest is what happened to me,” she surmised. “And [the] route that I took to what happened to me.”

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Dame Dash Breaks Silence On Jay-Z Sexual Assault Allegations

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Dame Dash and Jay-Z built Roc-A-Fella Records together. They were responsible for some of the most indelible hip hop moments and music of the late 90s and early 2000s. The two men have had their issues in recent years, but their legacy has always been fairly spotless. At least, it had been. Jay-Z has been hit with a lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted a teenager in 2000. The rapper has denied the allegations, but the debate rages on as to whether the Roc icon could have done such a thing. It’s a question that hit Dame Dash particularly hard.

Dash discussed the matter on Nu Network. The Roc mogul admitted he was surprised by the lengthy statement Jay-Z issued in response to the allegations. “I been to court with homebody,” Dash noted. “And he doesn’t say anything. He never responds.” Dame Dash went on to posit that the allegations must “bother” Hov more than he’s letting on. Dash assured viewers that he has nothing to do with the situation, and is therefore trying to look at it from an objective point of view.

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Jay-Z’s Public Response Shocked Dame Dash

There was a bit of self-reflection on Dame Dash’s part in the middle of the interview. He got out in front of the commenters who were going to criticize him for relying on Jay’s name to drive views. The former Roc-A-Fella boss has been accused of using Hov’s clout before, and he probably will be again. He knows this, but he countered in this particular instance. He felt he had a right to discuss Jay-Z given the rapper has been on the minds of people throughout the world this past two weeks.

Dame Dash made sure not to come down one way or the other on whether he believes Jay-Z is guilty. What he did say, though, is that he dislikes the way fans and outlets have turned on Hov so quickly. “I’m seeing Forbes flip,” he asserted. “People can love you one day, but they love to really hate you so much more.” Dash admitted that he thought Jay-Z had a reached a point of being “untouchable” and unable to do any wrong in the public’s eyes.

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DL Hughley Thinks That Jay-Z Allegations Should’ve Been Expected Amid Diddy Drama

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The explosive allegations against Jay-Z lit a fire under hip-hop culture that hadn’t been felt since… Well, Diddy faced his initial onslaught of lawsuits and accusations a year ago. For those unaware, a Jane Doe accused both men of sexually assaulting her at a VMAs after party in 2000 when she was 13 years old. But DL Hughley doesn’t seem to be as shocked as everyone else is, although it might not be for the reasons you expect. The comedian recently stopped by VladTV with DJ Vlad for an interview, and naturally, they eventually addressed the topic with some strong reflections.

“But, to be honest,” DL Hughley’s remarks on the Jay-Z and Diddy allegations began. “Nobody believed that this wouldn’t touch a lot of very famous people, right? This whole milieu we find ourselves in, [that it] wouldn’t touch a lot of famous people. And all I can say when I saw it is, I didn’t go to none of those parties. No. It never appealed to me. I’m not saying that everybody who did go was wrong. But I’m glad I ain’t got a lawyer asking me to get my story together.”

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DL Hughley Speaks On Jay-Z & Diddy Allegations

Elsewhere, DL Hughley compared Diddy’s currently tanking reputation to Jay-Z’s, who has received a lot more industry support defending his reputation. While Hughley still wouldn’t put it past anyone, he also made a comment about how these moves – plus previous takedowns of R. Kelly and Bill Cosby – have taken down the 1990s decade in popular culture. In addition, he also commended Hov’s response to the allegations and posited that everyone deserves the presumption of innocence in these cases until proven otherwise.

Overall, it seems like DL Hughley wants to see everything play out in court before making a strong judgement call, as Diddy made the same denial of wrongdoing that Jay-Z did. Of course, the Sean Combs situation quickly proved to be much more different thanks to that video of him assaulting Cassie that leaked earlier this year. With a whole lot to anticipate in 2025 and surely more legal developments on the way, we can expect hip-hop and pop culture at large to continue discussing this heavily.

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Le’Veon Bell Relentlessly Taunts Meek Mill Over His Thoughts On The Jay-Z Allegations

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Meek Mill has had Jay-Z’s back for a while, which makes sense given they have worked together with their REFORM Alliance venture. However, their partnership goes back further, as the Philly native was also a part of Roc Nation. So, naturally, it was not a surprise to see him come to the defense of Hov following his shocking rape allegation, among others. He called out the media for inflating the story on Twitter, writing, “The goal is to start false narrative to create a matrix web. If you can control the story line you can control the matrix…. American media is totally unbelievable! I see “Jayz “ _ a 13 year old girl 300 times scrolling it’s called programming.”

He then added in a separate tweet, “The rap up smear.” Some folks on the platform felt he should have just kept his mouth shut, while also making the usual Diddy jokes. NFL running back Le’Veon Bell also got in on the piling on of Meek Mill, according to AllHipHop, and he was just as ruthless. He did so via a series of Instagram Story posts while including various tweets from the Dreamchasers MC.

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Le’Veon Bell Shows Meek Mill No Mercy

 
 
 
 
 
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The first saw Bell target the aforementioned media call out, captioning over it, “Meek probably need to sit this one out.. lol.” He also included a photo of Jay-Z and Meek Mill posing for a picture to really hammer his point home. Then, the next one saw him rehash a post from the rapper when he said, “N****s be mad at me because they sold they soul for money and I didn’t lol I’m good I’ll take the long way.” Bell wrote over that tweet, “Meek so funny bro😂😂”

He then proceeded to dig up another embarrassing Twitter post in which Meek said, “I need vibrating panties with the remote lol they on Amazon? Lol.” He also included the video of him doing the bunny hop after losing a tennis match to Michael Rubin, captioning it, “ain’t sell ya soul huh?😂” This is not the first time Bell has gone after Meek like this, though. During the heat of all of the allegations against Diddy and Meek’s alleged sexual relationship with the mogul, Bell was all over that, too. Overall, the rapper just can’t catch a break these days.

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50 Cent Upsets Fans With Crass Joke After Jay-Z Supports Blue Ivy & Beyonce At “Mufasa” Premiere

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50 Cent is easily one of the biggest trolls in all of hip-hop, however, over the years, he has been known to take things way too far. Overall, this has been apparent in his feuds with people like Diddy, Ja Rule, and even Jay-Z. As it stands, Jay-Z is being accused of allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl while in the presence of Diddy. Although Jay has already denied the allegations, there are many who are stunned and disappointed with what is going on.

50 Cent, on the other hand, couldn’t care less about maintaining a sense of decorum. Instead, he would much rather go on social media and get as many jokes off as humanly possible. Last night, Jay-Z went out in public with his wife Beyonce, and his oldest daughter, Blue Ivy. It was the premiere for Mufasa: The Lion King, which is a movie that both Blue Ivy and Beyonce star in. Many were surprised that Jay would be in attendance, however, he seemed to be in good spirits. Meanwhile, this prompted 50 Cent to write “Jay said they said I raped a kid, everybody get dressed we going to see Mustafa. LOL.”

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50 Cent Takes It There

While fans typically enjoy Fif’s brand of trolling, this particular joke did not go over well and it is very easy to see why. In the comments section of The Neighborhood Talk, there were some very strong responses to what 50 Cent had to say. “Dude don’t even like his son trying to speak about someone else’s family,” one person wrote. “Weird. He’s a father supporting his child. Something Curtis knows nothing about,” said another.

Needless to say, the fans are not on 50 Cent’s side with this recent joke. Given the fact that Beyonce and Blue Ivy are involved, it makes sense that fans would be upset. Moreover, the allegations that are being leveled against Jay are extremely serious. While some will always make jokes, others feel like making light of this is extremely inappropriate.

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