50 Cent takes swipe at Jay-Z as rapper denies ‘blackmail’ rape allegation

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jay Z, 55, whose real name is Shawn Carter, has strongly denied the allegations, dismissing them as “blackmail” and “idiotic.” On Monday evening, Mr Carter was photographed on the red carpet at the premiere alongside his wife, Beyoncé, and their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. 😟I’m just asking for a friend • https://t.co/0nT7heDPcR pic.twitter.com/5NZ7YAUc0c — 50cent December 9, 2024 In an amended legal filing to federal court on Sunday, accuser “Jane Doe” claimed that Mr Carter raped her at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000, along with rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs. Mr Carter’s lawyers have accused attorney Tony Buzbee, who filed the suit, of initially threatening to “immediately file” a “public lawsuit” against him unless he agreed to resolve the allegations through mediation for a financial payout. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up His lawyers instead sued Mr Buzbee, citing Mr Carter as a celebrity John Doe, accusing him of trying to “extort exorbitant sums” from him through false assault allegations, US media reports.