Jay-Z ramped up his scorched-earth defense against the accusation that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl with Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2000, suing the woman’s lawyer Tony Buzbee for defamation. The Roc Nation mogul, whose real name is Shawn Carter, vehemently denied the Jane Doe’s “heinous” accusation and his high-powered …
Read More »Tony Buzbee Sues Jay-Z's Roc Nation for 'Conspiracy' to 'Obstruct Justice'
Jay-Z’s war with Houston attorney Tony Buzbee escalated Wednesday when Buzbee brought a lawsuit alleging Roc Nation and lawyers associated with the rapper’s company used “shadowy operatives” and promised paydays to illegally entice former Buzbee clients into filing “frivolous” claims against him. It’s the latest development in the unfolding battle …
Read More »Jay-Z Accuser Acknowledges Allegation Inconsistencies: 'Made Some Mistakes'
The woman who accused billionaire rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z and disgraced media mogul Sean “Diddy” Combsof raping her when she was 13 years old has acknowledged that there are inconsistencies in her allegations. In a new interview with NBC News, the woman, who is suing as a Jane Doe, said …
Read More »NFL Commissioner: Our Jay-Z Relationship 'Not Changing'
TheNFL’s relationship with Jay-Z and his company Roc Nation is not changing after a woman accused the rapper and entrepreneur of rape in a lawsuit, said the league’s commissioner Roger Goodell. “We know about the civil allegations and Jay-Z’s very strong response to that,” Goodell said at a press conference …
Read More »Jay-Z, Sean Combs Accused of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl in Amended Lawsuit
Jay-Z was accused in a civil lawsuit on Sunday of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 alongside Sean Combs. The lawsuit, first filed in October in the Southern District of New York, initially listed the Roc Nation mogul, whose real name is Shawn Carter, as an unidentified celebrity defendant. Carter …
Read More »Jay-Z Fights Back Against 13-Year-Old Rape Accuser's Lawsuit, Seeks Dismissal
Jay-Z is fighting back against the accusation that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old with Sean “Diddy” Combs, filing new paperwork in the Jane Doe’s case that seeks to have the woman reveal her full name or dismiss the lawsuit entirely. The 55-year-old, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was unveiled …
Read More »The Meaning of Jay-Z's Criminal Justice Crusade
In 2023, the Brooklyn Public Library’s ‘The Book of HOV’ exhibit drew more than 600,000 visitors to learn about Jay-Z’s one-of-a-kind life and career. That exhibit is now being celebrated in book form with ‘The Book of HOV: A Tribute to Jay-Z,’ out today through Assouline, collecting unseen photographs, selected …
Read More »White Ex-Cop Accused of Raping Black Women Dies in Apparent Suicide
A white former police detective accused of raping and terrorizing women in the predominantly Black neighborhood he was sworn to protect in Kansas City, Kansas, died in an apparent suicide Monday morning just as jury selection was set to begin in his criminal trial in nearby Topeka. Roger Golubski, 71, …
Read More »Jay-Z's 'Book of HOV' Exhibit Is Now an Actual Book
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The career-spanning Jay-Z exhibit, The Book of HOV, which ran at the Brooklyn Public Library last year, is now being turned into an actual book. Like the exhibit, …
Read More »Jay-Z's Team Roc Sues Kansas Police For 'Abuse and Misconduct' Records
Jay-Z’s social justice organization Team ROC has filed a new lawsuit against the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department alleging an “unjustified failure” to produce records involving alleged police “abuse and misconduct” spanning decades. In the new lawsuit filed Tuesday in partnership with The Midwest Innocence Project, Team ROC says the …
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