Jay-Z
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If
the
conversation
is
about
rap
moguls
who
have
exerted
massive
influence
on
the
rap
industry,
Jay-Z
and
Sean
Combs
are
natural
bedfellows.
But
if
we’re
talking
about
the
extensively
planned
and
orchestrated
trafficking
and
abuse
riddled
freakoffs
P
Diddy
is
being
accused
of
leading,
that’s
a
Blueprint
you
want
no
part
in.
Tony
Buzbee,
a
lawyer
who
has
sworn
to
make
Diddy
and
his
associates
face
justice,
has
alleged
that
some
very
big
names
were
involved
with
Diddy’s
machinations
—
one
of
them
being
Sean
Carter.
Mr.
Carter
denied
these
allegations
and
is
trying
to
get
the
suit
dismissed.
The
Guardian
has
coverage:
Jay-Z
filed
a
new
motion
on
Wednesday
seeking
to
dismiss
the
lawsuit
brought
by
a
woman
who
alleges
that
he
and
Sean
“Diddy”
Combs
sexually
assaulted
her
in
2000
when
she
was
13
years
old.In
the
court
filing,
filed
on
Wednesday,
the
rapper
and
his
lawyers
reference
what
they
claim
are
inconsistencies
in
the
woman’s
account
of
the
events
from
that
night.
They
also
requested
that
the
judge
impose
a
monetary
sanction
on
the
woman’s
lawyer,
Anthony
Buzbee,
claiming
that
he
failed
to
adequately
investigate
the
woman’s
allegations
before
filing
the
suit.
The
monetary
sanction
angle
makes
sense;
Jay-Z’s
position
from
the
start
has
been
that
these
serious
accusations
are
just
an
attempt
to
extort
him
in
broad
daylight.
His
lawyer
had
this
to
say:
“To
sign
a
pleading
accusing
someone
of
such
a
horrific
crime
without
adequately
vetting
the
allegation
–
particularly
when
the
defendant’s
prominence
means
that
the
allegation
will
be
repeated
in
headlines
across
the
world
–
is
deeply
wrong
and
unethical,”
Carter’s
lawyer
states
in
the
filing.“If
lawyers
do
not
face
consequences
for
such
a
cavalier
effort
to
destroy
another
person’s
reputation
and
inflict
emotional
harm
on
his
loved
ones,
that
tactic
will
proliferate.”
Buzbee
hasn’t
backed
down
and,
given
the
reputational
consequences
a
high-profile
case
could
have
on
Jay-Z’s
career
and
social
standing,
this
doesn’t
seem
like
the
sort
of
thing
you
settle
and
move
on
from.
More
details
will
develop
as
these
accusations
approach
a
trial
date.
Jay-Z
Files
New
Motion
To
Dismiss
Lawsuit
Accusing
Him
Of
Raping
Girl,
13
[The
Guardian]
Earlier:
Jay-Z
Caught
Up
In
Diddy
Freakoff
Fallout
Tracking
Down
Collaborators
Or
Diddy
By
Association?
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.