Joe Yates
Warning: This article contains discussion of rape which some readers may find distressing.
After dropping the lawsuit last month, the woman who alleged Jay-Z raped her alongside Diddy when she was just 13 years old, has stood by her claims.
Plaintiff Jane Doe, an anonymous alias, alleged that the 24-time Grammy-winner carried out the heinous act on her at an afterparty for the MTV Video Music Awards back in 2000, and claimed Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, also drugged and raped her.
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However, since filing the lawsuit in October, initially just against Combs before adding Jay-Z's name in December, she gave an interview that raised some questions over her credibility.
Doe conceded that 'not all the facts are clear' of her recollection of the night in question - where she even suggested a female celebrity watched the ordeal happen, before adding: "I have made some mistakes. I may have made a mistake in identifying."
On Valentine's Day (February 14), Doe dropped her civil lawsuit against the rappers, and two weeks later, on March 3, the 'Empire State of Mind' hitmaker filed a defamation claim against her and her attorney, Tony Buzbee.
Now, Doe's lawyer Tony Buzbee has stated that his client stands by her claim that she was assaulted by Jay-Z, despite dropping the lawsuit.
"I spoke to Jane Doe immediately after being contacted by ABC. Her position is very clear and has never changed. The tape is a pieced together fabrication," Buzbee said in a statement issued to DailyMail.com.
"The investigators tormented and harassed and tricked that poor woman and took what she said out of context and secretly recorded her."
Adding: "She stands by her claim that Jay Z was there at the party and that he assaulted her. She has never wavered on that point, not once."
Jay-Z's court filing against Buzbee and Doe makes reference to a conversation had between Doe and two of Carter's associates, who interrogated her at her home in Alabama, all while secretly recording the discussion.
"He was just there, but he didn't have anything to do with any sexual acts towards you?" the private investigator asked in the recording that was obtained by ABC News.
"Yeah," replied Doe.
However, Jay-Z's lawyer, Alex Spiro, has denied that Doe and his client had ever met.
She is then heard telling the investigators that her own lawyer, Buzbee, 'pushed me towards going forward with him, with Jay-Z'.
In a statement issued to the publication, Buzbee rubbished claims that he was the reason Doe opted to sue Jay-Z.
"As far as the suggestion that I pushed Jane Doe to bring a case against Jay Z - that is a blatant lie that is directly contrary to all the documentary evidence," he said.
If you've been affected by any of the issues in this article, you can contact The National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800.656.HOPE (4673), available 24/7. Or you can chat online via online.rainn.org