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Jay-Z References Beyonce, Kids in Statement Denying Rape Allegations


Jay-Z references wife Beyoncé and the pair’s three children in an emotional statement that denies civil lawsuit allegations that he and Diddy raped a girl, 13, in 2000

The statement, provided to Us Weekly, denied the allegations, saying that his “only heartbreak is for my family.” (Jay-Z has been married to Beyoncé since 2008, and the pair share three children, Blue Ivy, 12, and twins Rumi and Sir, both 8.) “My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people,” Jay-Z’s statement read. An unnamed male celebrity accused Buzbee and his firm on Monday, November 18, of “shamelessly attempting to extort exorbitant sums from him or else publicly file wildly false horrific allegations […]

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