Jennifer Lopez allegedly named “Celebrity B” by Jay-Z’s lawyer in Diddy lawsuit
A YouTuber known as BJ Investigates recently shared a video on social media claiming that Jennifer Lopez might be the “Celebrity B” mentioned in a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The YouTuber alleged that Jay-Z’s attorney, Alex Shapiro, may have unintentionally disclosed Lopez’s name in the case.
In the viral clip, she said: “I think Alex Shapiro needs to calm down & take on less clients because I’m pretty sure he just accidentally exposed who ‘Celebrity B’ is, in the Jane Doe lawsuit against Diddy and Jay-Z…”
She explained that she was reviewing a legal filing submitted by Alex Shapiro, aiming to dismiss the case against Jay-Z. The YouTuber then read from the filing, which stated: “Mr. Combs and Ms. Jennifer Lopez [were] both at Lotus and Twirl.”
For context, earlier this month, an anonymous woman filed a civil suit accusing Jay-Z and Diddy of raping her in 2000 when she was 13.
The lawsuit also mentions an unnamed individual referred to as “Celebrity B,” who was allegedly with Diddy during the assault. According to FOX News, the complainant identified another person as “Celebrity A,” who reportedly witnessed the assault. Since the filing, speculation about the identities of these individuals has been ongoing.
The complainant claimed that “Celebrity B” only observed while Diddy and Jay-Z allegedly r*ped her. Regarding the anonymous celebrity, defense attorney Julia Jayne suggested they are unlikely to address the allegations publicly.
According to FOX News, Julia stated: “Likely, that celebrity’s name will come out, but no celebrity wants to be associated with this case, even as a witness. It would be negative publicity.”
Julia further noted that “Celebrity B” might already be seeking legal counsel. Oleg Nekritin, another defense attorney from the Law Offices of Robert J. DeGroot, also shared his perspective on the situation and the potential involvement of the unnamed celebrity.
Design Miami 2015: traditional automotive brands “don’t need to be scared” of upstarts including Tesla and Apple – and the cars of the future may not be electric, according to Audi’s head of experiential marketing. Other power sources including fuel cells may turn out to be more effective than batteries, Bernhard Neumann told Dezeen, although he said “the end of the combustion engine will come for sure.” When asked whether brands like Audi felt threatened by the hype around battery-powered electric vehicles being developed by American companies, Neumann said: “I don’t think we need to be scared. We are very aware and we are adapting very fast.” Californian company Tesla has led the charge towards electric cars, launching the Tesla Roadster in 2008, and Apple is widely expected to follow suit.
Mainstream rivals have since raced to catch up and develop battery-powered vehicles. BMW launched its first electric car, the i3, in 2013 while Porsche unveiled its first all-electric sports car in September.
But while petrol is on its way out as a fuel source, its replacement is not yet certain, Neumann added. “That is the million-dollar question. Everybody is thinking now that it is electric, but I also see alternatives. For example the fuel cell.”
Neumann spoke to Dezeen at Design Miami in Florida last week, where the brand presented its forthcoming E-tron Quattro electric sport-utility vehicle. This will be the German car brand’s first all-electric car when it goes on sale in 2018. Yet Audi is hedging its bets, and will also next year showcase a version powered by fuel cells, which convert energy from fuels such as hydrogen into electricity via a chemical reaction rather than combustion.
Audi is also joining Tesla, Google, Apple and others by developing concepts for driverless cars, adapting its RS 7 performance cars to travel at speed around race tracks without a driver. Sven Schuwirth, vice president of brand strategy and digital business at the brand, told Dezeen last month that autonomous vehicles could “disrupt the entire business of domestic flights” as business travellers sleep in their cars rather than fly.
