Lisa Bloom

So the fact that somebody denies it or denies it really strongly or denies it in a way that seems very compelling because it was probably written by crisis managers, it really doesn't tell us anything. The case is going to be decided based on the evidence, the witnesses, the credibility. You know, was Jay-Z there? For example, was he at that party after the VMAs, I think, in 2000? Was he there?

So the fact that somebody denies it or denies it really strongly or denies it in a way that seems very compelling because it was probably written by crisis managers, it really doesn't tell us anything. The case is going to be decided based on the evidence, the witnesses, the credibility. You know, was Jay-Z there? For example, was he at that party after the VMAs, I think, in 2000? Was he there?

Let's start with that. Was he there? If he wasn't there, he's got a pretty good defense. Well, I haven't heard that. And he's had time to figure it out and to think about it because initially there was a letter, right? And there was some back and forth. So I don't know if there was a few weeks, a month, whatever, but that would be a very easy thing to look up. Was he there with Sean Combs? So-

Let's start with that. Was he there? If he wasn't there, he's got a pretty good defense. Well, I haven't heard that. And he's had time to figure it out and to think about it because initially there was a letter, right? And there was some back and forth. So I don't know if there was a few weeks, a month, whatever, but that would be a very easy thing to look up. Was he there with Sean Combs? So-

You know, I think all will be revealed in the case itself. Should he be worried that there could be an investigation into the allegations? You mean a criminal investigation?

You know, I think all will be revealed in the case itself. Should he be worried that there could be an investigation into the allegations? You mean a criminal investigation?

He should definitely be worried. Yes.

He should definitely be worried. Yes.

Well, because the victims don't have the choice. The victims don't decide if a criminal case is going forward. Yes, you can go to the police, but then the police and the district attorneys will decide if they want to go forward. I've had many cases where my clients go to the police. The police usually are very polite and they take a report and then nothing happens. And then they come to me, right?

Well, because the victims don't have the choice. The victims don't decide if a criminal case is going forward. Yes, you can go to the police, but then the police and the district attorneys will decide if they want to go forward. I've had many cases where my clients go to the police. The police usually are very polite and they take a report and then nothing happens. And then they come to me, right?

That's very, very common. And so she may have gone to the police and they may have done nothing. I don't know in this new case involving Jay-Z what evidence there might be. Are there photos, for example? Did she tell people contemporaneously, which would be very common? Maybe she didn't go to the police at the time. Maybe she told her mother, her best friend, her therapist, right?

That's very, very common. And so she may have gone to the police and they may have done nothing. I don't know in this new case involving Jay-Z what evidence there might be. Are there photos, for example? Did she tell people contemporaneously, which would be very common? Maybe she didn't go to the police at the time. Maybe she told her mother, her best friend, her therapist, right?

That would be very helpful. Usually there is some additional evidence that is going to help the accuser.

That would be very helpful. Usually there is some additional evidence that is going to help the accuser.

Well, a couple of things. If there is a prior accuser who says that she was raped by Jay-Z at 13 and he settled with her, that would be very significant, very big for the current case because that would show a pattern. So if that information is out there, I would hope that that person would come forward and talk to the attorney, any attorney.

Well, a couple of things. If there is a prior accuser who says that she was raped by Jay-Z at 13 and he settled with her, that would be very significant, very big for the current case because that would show a pattern. So if that information is out there, I would hope that that person would come forward and talk to the attorney, any attorney.

It could be me or it could be Mr. Busby who represents the accuser. Talk to an attorney. That's a confidential conversation. and find out if you can assist. But to your larger point, Kayla, about settlement makes everybody look guilty. I don't know. I think some people understand that sometimes people settle just to make something go away. The settlement amount is usually pretty significant.

It could be me or it could be Mr. Busby who represents the accuser. Talk to an attorney. That's a confidential conversation. and find out if you can assist. But to your larger point, Kayla, about settlement makes everybody look guilty. I don't know. I think some people understand that sometimes people settle just to make something go away. The settlement amount is usually pretty significant.

So I think about Pete Hegseth, who's currently being considered for Secretary of Defense. He had a settlement with a woman. He says he didn't do it. The police refused to prosecute. He paid her basically to make the whole thing go away because he wanted his job at Fox News. You know, I think a lot of people would look at that and say, yeah, okay, I get it.

So I think about Pete Hegseth, who's currently being considered for Secretary of Defense. He had a settlement with a woman. He says he didn't do it. The police refused to prosecute. He paid her basically to make the whole thing go away because he wanted his job at Fox News. You know, I think a lot of people would look at that and say, yeah, okay, I get it.