Jay-Z Walks Red Carpet With Beyonce, Blue Ivy Amid Rape Allegations

Jay-Z made his first public appearance after being indicted raped a 13-year-old girl with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in the early 2000s.

The rapper, 55, performed alongside his wife, Beyonce, the daughter of the couple Blue Ivy Carter and his mother-in-law, Tina Knowles, at the Disney premiere Mufasa in Hollywood, California on Monday, December 9.

The family stood united at the event and posed hand in hand on the red carpet. Beyoncé voices the lioness Nala in the film, which serves as a prequel to the 2019 adaptation. The Lion King — while Blue Ivy voices lioness cub Kiara.

The trip comes after Jay-Z was accused of rape in a civil lawsuit along with Combs.

Related: Jay-Z Links Beyonce, Children In Statement Denying Rape Allegations

Jay-Z has mentioned his wife Beyoncé and their three children in a statement denying rape allegations leveled against him in a civil lawsuit. Jay-Z, 55, was accused in the lawsuit, which was re-filed on Sunday, December 8, of allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 with Sean “Diddy” Combs. A claimant who has (…)

For NBC news, the rapper was accused of the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl in 2000 with Combs, 55. The defendant, who has remained anonymous and has been identified only as “Jane Doe,” claimed the assault occurred at an afterparty for the MTV Music Video Awards.

Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, responded to the lawsuit on Sunday, December 8 Billing provided by My Weeklyhe denied the allegations, saying his “only worry is for my family”. (Jay-Z has been married to Beyoncé, 43, since 2008, and the couple has 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 an age where her friends will surely see the press and question the nature of these claims and explain the cruelty and greed of people,” Jay- Z’s statement read. loss of innocence. Children should not have to endure this at their young age. It is unfair to try to understand the inexplicable degrees of malice that are meant to destroy families and the human spirit.”

The statement also spoke of Jay-Z’s “strict codes and honor” and claimed that he strives to protect all children. He directed his reply to a lawyer in Texas Tony Buzbeewho filed the lawsuit Sunday after her initial filing in October, which only included Diddy’s alleged involvement, Jay-Z wrote: “It seems like you’re using people for personal gain. Only your network of conspiracy theorists, fake physics, will believe the stupid claims you made about me, that if it weren’t for the seriousness around harming children, it would be laughable.’

Buzbee is one of the attorneys who filed lawsuits on behalf of several of Diddy’s alleged victims. He previously claimed to represent at least 120 alleged victims of the disgraced tycoon. Diddy, who has been in jail since his September arrest, has denied the charges. Diddy has been denied bail four times and currently remains behind bars until his trial, which is scheduled for May 2025.