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Hip hop mogul Jay-Z has reportedly been named alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs in a lawsuit over the rape of a 13-year-old.
The lawsuit was originally filed in October, but did not name Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, and was refiled in New York Sunday to include him.

The alleged rape happened at an MTV VMA’s afterparty in 2000.

Jay-Z, the award-winning rapper and billionaire business mogul, has reportedly been named alongside fellow hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs in a sexual assault lawsuit.

NBC News first reported they’d obtained the lawsuit, which was just refiled to include Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter. FOX News Digital also obtained the documents, which were refiled Sunday in New York by the anonymous accuser.

The civil lawsuit was originally filed in October, NBC News reported, alleging Combs raped a 13-year-old girl in 2000 after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty.

Combs has been at the center of several lawsuits involving sexual assaults in recent months, and this is the first to include another high-profile defendant.