Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty assesses news of a bombshell allegation, as Jay-Z is now named as the previously anonymous ‘Celebrity A’ in a US civil lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges he and Sean "Diddy" Combs, drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl. Jay-Z dismissed the legal action as a "blackmail attempt". Mr Combs also denied the latest accusation.The exact wording of the lawsuit says “defendant Sean Combs…. along with his long time friend and collaborator Shawn Carter (a/k/a “Jay-Z”), drugged and raped a thirteen-year-old girl at an after party following the 2000 Video Music Awards. Another celebrity stood by and watched as Combs and Carter took turns assaulting the minor. Many others were present at the afterparty, but did nothing to stop the assault.”In this special episode, Anoushka discusses the very latest news with BBC investigations correspondent Rianna Croxford.Sean P Diddy Combs is currently behind bars in a notorious New York jail, awaiting trial on three federal criminal charges, which he also denies.The Diddy on Trial podcast is here to investigate the rumours, confront the theories, and give you the answers that you need.We also want YOU to be part of the conversation. Have you any burning questions about the cases or the upcoming trial? Heard a theory that doesn’t sit right with you? Send us your thoughts!Get in touch now via WhatsApp: 0330 123 555 1Presenter: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty Producer: Laura Jones Sound Design: Richard Hannaford Editor: Clare FordhamCommissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Assistant Producer: Rechmial MillerIf you want support on any of the topics discussed in Diddy on Trial go to bbc.co.uk/actionline
Chapter 1: What are the allegations against Jay-Z?
Now, she says, back when she was 13, going to the Video Music Awards was on her bucket list. Und so sagt sie, ein Freund hat sie am Radio-Musik-City-Hall in New York verlassen, das war damals ein Publikum, um es zu besuchen. Aber sie hatte kein Ticket und konnte also nicht rein.
Also sagt sie, sie beginnt, mit vielen verschiedenen Limousinen-Drohungen zu sprechen, hofft, es in ein Afterparty zu machen, wenn nicht, sich selbst ein Ticket zu bekommen. Und sie sagt, sie spricht mit einem Limo-Driver, der sagt, er arbeitet für P. Diddy. Und sagt, dass sie nur das ist, was Diddy sucht. Und dass sie zu einem Nachmittagsparty mit ihm gehen kann.
Also wartet sie herum und sagt, am Ende des Wettbewerbs, sie wurde von diesem Limo-Driver gekriegt, der sie zu dem, was sie beschreibt, als einer großen weißen Wohnung bringt. Als sie sie kriegt, sagt sie, dass sie einen Vertrag zu signen hat, den sie glaubt, ein Non-Disclosure-Verein ist. Und dann sagt sie, sie geht in diese Party und es gibt viele Celebritäten.
Jeder trinkt, die Leute machen Drogen. Und sie sagt, sie hat eine Trinktasche von einem Waiter gegeben. Nach einer Sitzung, sagt sie, fühlt sie sich ein bisschen wütend. And so goes into a back room to lie down. At which point she claims that P. Diddy and Jay-Z come into the room along with a third unnamed female celebrity. And she claims that Jay-Z and P. Diddy take it in turns to assault her.
Sie sagt, sie ist nur able to escape after she punches P. Diddy in the neck, at which point she's barely got any clothes on. She says she runs out of the room, leaves the house and starts trying to retrace the steps and the route that the car had taken. She finds herself at a gas station There's a woman there, a female clerk, who allows her to take a call.
She calls up her father, who comes to collect her, and says ever since she suffered from depression and experienced PTSD. So those are the allegations. And she basically says nobody intervened, including this third unnamed celebrity, who she says was in the room at the time of the alleged assault.
Is there any indication as to who Celebrity B is?
There isn't, but as you know, there has been a lot of speculation on social media for months. Ever since Tony Busby, one of the main lawyers, spoke out, he said that there would be more names coming forward. And now we're seeing that in the past 24 hours with the naming of Jay-Z. But there's no indication of who this third unnamed celebrity is. All we know is that they're female.
And at the moment they're going by the pseudonym Celebrity B. But I'm not going to add fuel to the fire in terms of all the speculation going around. So we'll have to wait and see if in time this complaint is yet again amended to include their name.
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Chapter 2: What did Jay-Z say about the lawsuit?
Chapter 3: Who is the unnamed third celebrity in the lawsuit?
There isn't, but as you know, there has been a lot of speculation on social media for months. Ever since Tony Busby, one of the main lawyers, spoke out, he said that there would be more names coming forward. And now we're seeing that in the past 24 hours with the naming of Jay-Z. But there's no indication of who this third unnamed celebrity is. All we know is that they're female.
And at the moment they're going by the pseudonym Celebrity B. But I'm not going to add fuel to the fire in terms of all the speculation going around. So we'll have to wait and see if in time this complaint is yet again amended to include their name.
And is there any indication as to why it was filed once and then refiled, providing Sean Carter's name?
Jay-Z... hat durch sein Legal Team und in einem Statement gesagt, dass er, nachdem dieser Beurteilung im Oktober geöffnet wurde, eine Anfrage bekommen hat, die er als Blackmail-Attemptung genannt hat. Von Tony Busby, dem Arbeiter, der diese Frau repräsentiert, der vorgekommen ist, basically calling for a mediation.
He was saying that they were trying to push for a financial settlement to stop these allegations from becoming public. But he said he refused. He pushed back. And he said that he wouldn't pay what he called one single red penny towards these allegations, which he claims are false.
And he also, in his statements, he references his family. He's very famously married to Beyoncé. What does he say about his family?
So, he also makes the point that Er denkt, dass jeder, der daran verurteilt wird, einen kriminellen Anruf machen sollte und nicht einen zivilen Anruf. Und natürlich wissen wir, dass die große Unterschiede mit dem ist, dass mit einem zivilen Anruf manchmal der Remedien ein finanzielles Verhältnis ist. Du bekommst Kompensation.
Und mit einem kriminellen Anruf, das natürlich zu einem Trial oder einer Vergewaltigung führen könnte. if the FBI and the police investigate. Now, he's saying he's in a very uncomfortable position, that he's heartbroken for his family. His daughter, Blue Ivy, is at an age where, of course, she's on social media seeing these allegations.
And so he's having to have very difficult conversations, he said, with his family in the wake of this.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of a civil vs. criminal case?
They have. They said that this lawsuit is the latest in what they call a series of shameless publicity stunts, designed to extract payment from celebrities who fear having lies spread about them. So just like Jay-Z, they're saying this is an extortion attempt basically to come after wealthy people.
Und wenn man sich auf das, was du da gesagt hast, anschaut, dann ist das auch so ein großes Problem, weil, ich meine, auch Jay-Z, er spricht von sich selbst, als hätte er den amerikanischen Traum personifiziert. Ein Kerl, der aus Brooklyn kam, der auf den Topf der Hip-Hop-Welt gestiegen ist.
Jemand, der nicht nur Billionen von Musik, von Fashion Labels gemacht hat, sondern er ist auch ein großer Philanthropist und hat viel zurückgegeben an die Gemeinschaft. Ich denke, es gibt viele Leute, die es schwierig finden, diese Person zu zerstören, die so eine inspirierende Figur ist. In the community, you know, having now been accused of something just like this.
So people will see it as a witch hunt.
Yeah, well, as Mr. Busby said, they're going to let that play out and have it stay in court. And that's all he's going to say on the matter now. Rihanna, thank you so much for coming on and talking to us about this. We really appreciate it. And see you soon, no doubt. See you soon. Thanks for having me.
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