Every time a decades-old celebrity allegation “comes back,” the internet reacts the same way:
That’s exactly what happened again with the 2000 MTV VMAs after-party accusation that named Sean “Diddy” Combs and Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter. But here’s the crucial detail many viral posts skip:
The civil lawsuit that accused both men was voluntarily dismissed “with prejudice” in February 2025—meaning the same claim can’t simply be refiled in the same form.
So why does it feel like the case has “restarted”?
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