Jay-Z, Diddy Sexual Assault Lawsuit: A Timeline of Events

The music world was thrown into an uproar on Sunday when news broke that Jay-Z had been accused of raping a minor.

A lawsuit was filed in October against Diddy, accusing him and an unnamed male celebrity of drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl during a party following the 2000 Video Music Awards.

On Sunday, the anonymous accuser’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, filed a new version of the suit where he claimed the previously unnamed celeb was Jay (Shawn Carter).

Jay in turn responded publicly with an open letter strongly denying the charges, calling them “a blackmail attempt.” In his telling, Buzbee demanded either he pay up, or false charges about him would be made public.

To understand what happened, we need to look closely at the events of the past few months. Here's a timeline of the legal back-and-forth between Jay-Z and lawyer Tony Buzbee over this period.