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50 cents once again trolled jay-z over her rape allegations after the accused rapper appeared at the premiere of “Mufasa: The Lion King” to support his daughter, Blue Ivy.
The G-Unit founder had previously attacked Jay-Z regarding the Roc Nation CEO’s participation in the Super Bowl halftime show.
Jay-Z is being accused of joining embattled rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs in raping a 13-year-old girl at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000.
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On Monday night, Jay-Z joined his wife, Beyoncé, to support their daughter, Blue Ivy, at the Los Angeles premiere of his film, “Mufasa: The Lion King.”
Her appearance at the event drew attention on all social networks, given the rape accusations against her.
While social media users deliberated over it, rapper 50 Cent took another swipe at Jay-Z just a day after trolling the Roc Nation founder.
This time, his attack was more direct, referencing rape allegations that an anonymous alleged victim brought against Jay-Z in an amended lawsuit.
“Jay said they rapped (sic) a kid everyone get dressed let’s go see Mufasa LOL,” 50 Cent wrote in a post that has since been deleted, according to the daily mail.
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50 cent on big boy reacts to Jay zy Diddy’s sexual assault lawsuit. And you think it’s a conspiracy against them? pic.twitter.com/Q1a2H3mC0o
— joebuddenclips/fan page (@Chatnigga101) December 10, 2024
Previously, 50 Cent upstaged Jay-Z by making a post asking if the allegations against the rapper could derail the holding of the Super Bowl.
“Okay, I don’t know what’s going on, but are we still having the Super Bowl? I’m just asking for a friend,” the “In Da Club” singer wrote, adding a famous meme of himself.
While the rapper did not clarify what he meant by the comment, fans speculated that 50 Cent could have been alluding to the Super Bowl halftime show, where Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is collaborating with Apple Music as an entertainment partner.
The “Candy Shop” singer later appeared on a podcast where he also clarified that the friend he referenced in his comment was Kendrick Lamar, who will headline the next edition of the halftime show.
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He also stated that the NFL would not want to be associated with the ongoing allegations against Jay-Z.
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Several days ago, Jay-Z was named in an amended lawsuit as one of the individuals who raped a 13-year-old girl at a party after the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000.
In response to the allegations, Jay-Z issued a statement declaring his innocence and claiming that he was being “blackmailed.”
“My attorney received an attempted blackmail, called a demand letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee,” the Roc Nation founder wrote.
Jay-Z added: “What I had calculated was that the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make me want to settle. No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose him for the fraud he is committing in a VERY public fashion. So no, I won’t give you EVEN A RED CENT!!
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Following the statement, the rapper also filed documents asking the court to force the alleged victim to reveal his identity.
He also mentioned in the documents that he was named in the rape lawsuit because he refused to give in to the “extortionate” demands of the victim’s attorney.
After Jay-Z issued a statement regarding the rape allegations against him, attorney Buzbee quickly responded, denouncing the rapper’s comments.
In a statement to TMZBuzbee said the rapper had “previously denied being the one who sued me and my company,” referencing a racketeering lawsuit that was filed against him by a person who described himself as a “high-profile individual.” “.
The lawyer also shared that the Roc Nation founder had tried to hide that he was the one who filed the “frivolous case” by using a “pseudonym” in the lawsuit.
Buzbee later defended himself, saying that Jay-Z failed to mention that the “demand letter,” which the rapper claimed was a “blackmail attempt,” did not include any discussion of money.
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He told the media outlet: “What (Jay-Z) doesn’t say in his recent statement is that my firm sent his attorney a demand letter on behalf of an alleged victim, and that victim never demanded a cent from him. “.
Recently, reports revealed that Jay-Z’s wife, Beyoncé, wants her family to face the allegations “head-on.”
“They are working with a crisis specialist who is advising them on how to handle this,” a source told The Associated Press. daily mail on the Carter family after their red carpet appearance.
They added: “Beyoncé believes the best way is to face it head-on. Blue Ivy is very aware of what is happening and intends to support her father in any way she can. She was there in solidarity with her father and mother. “
The source also shared that Beyoncé had long anticipated that her husband could be dragged into the controversies surrounding embattled rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.
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“This has been hanging over (Beyonce and Jay-Z’s) heads since Diddy’s arrest,” the source added. “It’s been causing a strain on their marriage… (and) they’ve had a lot of discussions about how it would play out if Jay were ever convicted of anything related to Diddy.”