Mawakin Amurka Jay-Z, wanda asalin sunan sa shine Shawn Carter, an zarge shi da laifin rape wanda ya faru shekaru 24 da suka wuce. Zargi ta zo ne daga wata mace mai suna anonymous wacce ta ce an yi mata fyade a wani after-party bayan MTV Video Music Awards a shekarar 2000.
An zarge Jay-Z tare da abokin aikinsa Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs da fyade. A cewar takardar zargi, mace mai shekaru 13 a wancan lokacin ta hadu da wani direban limousine wanda ya ce yana aiki wa Diddy, ya ce Diddy yana son ‘yan mata matasa kuma ya gaya ta cewa ta dace da abin da Diddy ke nema.
An ce mace ta samu wani abin sha wanda ya sa ta ji taƙaiwa kuma ta bar ta kwana. Daga baya, Jay-Z da Diddy sun shiga ɗakinta suka yi mata fyade, a cewar takardar zargi.
Jay-Z ya musanta zargin kuma ya zargi lauyan wanda ya kawo zargin, Tony Buzbee, da yunwa. A cewar Jay-Z, lauyan ya yi ƙoƙarin yunwa shi amma hakan ya sa ya nemi ya bayyana zargin a gaban duniya.
Wakilin Diddy kuma sun musanta zargin, suna cewa zargin na nuna cewa lauyan Buzbee yana yin wasan wayo na neman kudin daga mashahuran mutane.