Jay Z's lawyer denies rapper's 'close association' with Diddy as he shuts down 'demonstrably false' rape claim READ MORE: Jay-Z's rape accuser admits to inconsistencies in lawsuit By NOLA OJOMU, SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 18:00 EST, 16 December 2024 | Updated: 18:03 EST, 16 December 2024 e-mail 5 View comments Jay Z's lawyer Alex Spiro has insisted that the rapper 'doesn't know anything' about the charges or allegations against Sean ' Diddy ' Combs and claimed that the billionaire musicians did not share a 'closer association' than professional friends. Last week, the 55-year-old rapper - real name Shawn Carter - was named in a civil lawsuit accusing him of raping a 13-year-old alongside Combs in 2000 after the MTV Video Music Awards .
The Empire State Of Mind rapper has since condemned and vehemently denied the allegations while slamming her attorney Tony Buzbee for the alleged 'blackmail attempt'. Speaking at Roc Nation's New York headquarters on Monday, Carter's attorney took efforts to make it clear that his client was not connected to sex trafficking and racketeering charges Combs is set to go on trial for. 'Mr.
Carter has nothing to do with Mr. Combs' case or Mr. Combs,' the Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP lawyer began.
'They knew each other professionally for a number of years, just like in all professions, people know each other.' He continued: 'At the Music Awards, they support each other. If you go to the NBA All Star game, they.
