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Jay-Z Claims Now Dismissed Rape Case Cost Him $20M In Lost Income; Was Timed To Embarrass Daughter Blue Ivy At 'Mufasa' Premiere


Published on 2025-02-18 19:24:27 - MSN
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  • The lawsuit accusing Jay-Z and the currently-incarcerated Sean "Diddy" Combs of repeatedly raping a minor in 2000 after the MTV VMAs was dismissed on Valentine's Day, but the bitter relationship between the "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" rapper and attorney Tony Buzbee rages on,

Jay-Z has claimed that a now-dismissed rape lawsuit filed against him cost him $20 million in lost income and was strategically timed to embarrass his daughter, Blue Ivy, at the premiere of "Mufasa: The Lion King." The lawsuit, which alleged an incident from 1999, was dismissed by a judge in New York, who ruled that the plaintiff, Liza Gardner, missed the statute of limitations. Jay-Z's legal team argued that the timing of the lawsuit was intended to coincide with the premiere to cause maximum reputational damage. Despite the dismissal, Jay-Z expressed frustration over the financial and emotional toll the case took on his family, particularly highlighting the impact on his daughter during a significant public event.

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