Jay-Z Celebrates Dismissal Of Rape Lawsuit, But Laments The 'Trauma' It Has Caused His Wife And Kids

Jay-Z has broken his silence after the dismissal of a sexual assault lawsuit that alleged he and embattled rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs raped a 13-year-old girl in 2000.

Jay-Z tagged the dismissal as a "victory," going on to slam the allegations as "fictitious" and "appalling" while maintaining that the trauma his family endured "can never be dismissed."

Diddy's lawyers also spoke on the dismissal, saying just like this lawsuit, others brought against the Bad Boy Records founder "will fall apart because there's no truth to them."

A sexual assault lawsuit that was filed against Jay-Z and Diddy by a Jane Doe has been withdrawn as contained in a legal filing that was submitted on Friday in New York.

The lawsuit had alleged that both hip-hop stars raped a 13-year-old girl at a VMA Awards afterparty in 2000.

However, the attorney representing the anonymous accuser, Tony Buzbee, filed to withdraw the case, saying that the plaintiff "hereby gives notice that the... action is voluntarily dismissed, with prejudice."

As the lawsuit was withdrawn with prejudice, it cannot again be refiled in its current form.

Shortly after the case was dropped, Jay-Z's entertainment company, Roc Nation, issued a statement signed by the rapper referring to the dismissal as a "victory."

"Today is a victory," the statement began. "The frivolous, fictitious, and appalling allegations have been dismissed. This civil suit was without merit and never going anywhere. The fictional tale they created was laughable, if not for the seriousness of the claims."

He continued, "I would not wish this experience on anyone. The trauma that my wife, my children, loved ones and I have endured can never be dismissed. This 1-800 lawyer gets to file a suit hiding behind Jane Doe, and when they quickly realize that the money grab is going to fail, they get to walk away with no repercussions."

JayZ added that "the system has failed," noting that while the court "must protect victims," it must also "protect the innocent from being accused without a shred of evidence" with "the same ethical responsibility."

"May the truth prevail for all victims and those falsely accused equally," he concluded.

The "Empire State of Mind" rapper earlier slammed the accusation as a "blackmail" attempt by Buzbee and the alleged victim to force a settlement.

He wrote, "My lawyer received a blackmail attempt, called a demand letter, from a 'lawyer' named Tony Buzbee. What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make me want to settle."

The rapper added, "No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion. So no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!!"

He'd earlier filed to have the name of his accuser revealed by the court instead of her pursuing the case anonymously. He explained in his filing that he believes the lawsuit was filed because he refused to give in to the "extortionate" demands of the alleged victim's lawyer.

Meanwhile, in a separate statement to the BBC, Jay-Z's attorney, Alex Spiro, said that the case "never should have been brought."

"By standing up in the face of heinous and false allegations, Jay has done what few can – he pushed back, he never settled, he never paid 1 red penny, he triumphed and cleared his name," Spiro said in the statement.

According to the Daily Mail, Jay-Z's lawyer, Spiro, had earlier filed a 30-page motion where he claimed there are "glaring red flags" in the rapper's rape accuser's story as he also demanded that measures be taken against the accuser's lawyer, Buzbee, for causing "extraordinary harm" to his client.

In his filing, Spiro outlined several perceived inconsistencies, saying it showed that her claims were "demonstrably false."

The woman in question claimed in her filing that the rape happened at a "large white residence with a gated U-shaped driveway."

However, Spiro wrote that on the night in question, Diddy was seen at the Lotus nightclub in New York with his then-girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, and at another Manhattan club, Twirl.

The accuser claimed to have seen musicians Fred Durst and Benji Madden at the afterparty, but they didn't attend the VMAs that year.

Also, the woman alleged that she watched the event on a jumbotron outside the venue, but Spiro says New York City officials constantly "denied MTV's permit request."

Responding to Friday's dismissal, Diddy's legal team also issued a statement declaring his innocence.

A statement to The Blast read, "For months, we have seen case after case filed by individuals hiding behind anonymity, pushed forward by an attorney more focused on media headlines than legal merit. Just like this claim, the others will fall apart because there is no truth to them."

It added: "This is just the first of many that will not hold up in a court of law."

Diddy is currently locked up at the notorious metropolitan detention center in New York as he's charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution.

Ever since his detention, he had attempted to secure bail on several occasions but was denied and would remain in jail until his trial on May 5.