JAY-Z and Beyoncé’s names have been swiftly dropped from an explosive lawsuit that claimed they were witnesses to the sexual assault of a man at one of Diddy‘s parties.
The power couple were named alongside LeBron James, celebrity jeweler Jacob Arabo and Gloria and Emilio Estefan in a complaint filed earlier this month by a man named Manzaro Joseph.
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However, an amendment to the lawsuit has removed any mention of Hov and Bey. According to TMZ, the move came after JAY-Z’s attorney Alex Spiro warned Joseph’s legal team about making false allegations in the lawsuit after proving to him that the couple “were nowhere near Miami at the time of the alleged incident.”
The remaining high-profile names are still mentioned in the filing but are not being sued themselves, with the exception of Emilio Estefan.
A federal lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs that alleged Jay-Z and Beyonce were witnesses to the “freak off” along with watchmaker Jacob Arabo, singer Gloria Estefan and basketball star LeBron James has been amended to remove any reference to Jay-Z and Beyonce. pic.twitter.com/Os9lJlkfBH
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In the initial lawsuit, Joseph made a number of wild claims including that Diddy was hosting a birthday party for his son Christian Combs at Emilio and Gloria Estefan’s mansion in Miami and forced Joseph to wear a penis mask at the event.
The plaintiff alleges that he was initially drugged and transported to the property, where Gloria ordered someone to call an ambulance after seeing the “drug-induced stupor” that he was in.
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Joseph says that Estefan’s husband Emilio silenced her and led her away, after which he saw LeBron James wearing nothing but a towel.
He claims the NBA star saw him and said: “Y’all better do something about that!”
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Joseph alleges that he was then led down a secret tunnel to Diddy’s mansion by porn star Adria English, which is where he says he saw JAY-Z and Beyoncé.
In the suit, Joseph claims that he heard a shocked Bey say: “What’s this? What’s this all about? Why is this half-naked white man with a cock mask standing here in front of me?”
He also alleges that the party was attended by Jacob Arabo, who remarked: “What’s this? What’s going on with this guy? Why is he standing here staring at me with a penis strapped to his face?”
Alex Spiro vehemently denied the claims on behalf of JAY-Z, saying: “Mr Carter wasn’t in Florida at that time to witness this incident — he was engaged in easily findable public activities that prove he was not at this event. This is more nonsense that erodes the trust in our ‘justice system.’”
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LeBron James’ legal team also blasted the lawsuit, commenting: “This is demonstrably false and doesn’t even merit a report or response. A basic internet search shows what LeBron was doing all of April 2015. He was playing basketball for the Cleveland Cavaliers and never in Miami.”
The claims were also denied by lawyers for Diddy, who is currently in jail awaiting trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, among others.
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