Jay-Z’s rape accuser files to dismiss defamation lawsuit
The woman who accused Shawn ‘Jay-Z‘ Carter of rape has filed a motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit he brought against her. Jane Doe claimed Carter and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sexually assaulted her at the MTV Video Music Awards afterparty when she was 13 years old, before voluntarily dismissing the case.
Carter then sued Doe and her lawyers for malicious prosecution, abuse of process and civil conspiracy, while filing a separate lawsuit against the anonymous woman for defamation. On April 22nd, Doe filed her dismissal motion, alleging Carter “fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.”
According to People, her lawyers say Carter’s malicious prosecution claim fails because it alleges that “the lawsuit was initiated and prosecuted for malicious reasons, not that any process was wrongfully used after issuance. Carter has not alleged facts that would support an abuse of process claim.”
In addition, the filing states the civil conspiracy claim should also be dismissed as her lawyers “have shown that, as attorneys, they are not liable for civil conspiracy under these allegations. Since a conspiracy requires more than one party, Doe cannot be liable for civil conspiracy.”
She says the allegations in her complaint and media comments are “absolutely privileged” under California law “and cannot form the basis for a defamation claim.”
Carter’s lawsuit, filed in March, reads, “Doe has now voluntarily admitted directly to representatives of Mr Carter that the story brought before the world in court and on global television was just that: a false, malicious story.”
It continues, “She has admitted that Mr Carter did not assault her; and that indeed it was Buzbee himself – whom she met for the first time at a coffee shop in Houston on the day of her maliciously false NBC News interview – who pushed her to go forward with the false narrative of the assault by Mr Carter in order to leverage a maximum payday.”
For help, advice or more information regarding sexual harassment, assault and rape in the UK, visit the Rape Crisis charity website. In the US, visit RAINN.