NEW YORK — Jay-Z says a rape allegation made against him is part of an extortion attempt.

A woman who previously sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging that she was raped at an awards show after-party in 2000 when she was 13, amended the lawsuit Sunday to include a new allegation that Jay-Z was also at the party and participated in the sexual assault.

The 24-time Grammy- winning rapper, producer and music mogul called the allegations “idiotic” and “heinous in nature” in a statement released by Roc Nation, one of his companies.

His lawyer also argued Monday that his accuser, who is identified only as Jane Doe, should have to reveal her identity or have her lawsuit dismissed outright.

Attorney Alex Spiro said in a filing in Manhattan federal court that the woman hasn’t provided any specific evidence to justify her anonymity and that her “vague assertions of potential harm fall far short of the stringent requirements” under law.

He also noted the court has already ruled that some of the other sexual misconduct lawsuits brought by the woman’s attorney against Combs do not meet the criteria to proceed anonymously.

Jay-Z, in his statement released earlier on social media, also revealed that he had anonymously sued the woman’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, alleging that he was trying to blackmail the rapper by threatening to make the rape allegation public if he didn’t agree to a legal settlement.

The litigation is part of a wave of sexual assault lawsuits levied against Combs. The hip-hop mogul remains in custody in New York awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.

NYC chokehold death: A Marine veteran who used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider was acquitted Monday in a death that became a prism for differing views about public safety, valor and vigilantism.

A Manhattan jury cleared Daniel Penny of criminally negligent homicide in Jordan Neely’s 2023 death. A more serious charge of manslaughter was dismissed last week because the jury deadlocked on that count.

Penny, 26, who had shown little expression during the trial, briefly smiled as the verdict was read. While celebrating later with his attorneys, he said he felt “great.”

Applause and anger erupted in the courtroom, and Neely’s father and two supporters were ushered out after audibly reacting. Another person also left, wailing with tears.

The case amplified many American fault lines, among them race, politics, crime, urban life, mental illness and homelessness. Neely was Black. Penny is white.

Penny’s attorneys argued that he was protecting himself and other subway passengers from a volatile, mentally ill man who was making alarming remarks and gestures.

Osprey grounded: The Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its fleet of V-22 Ospreys, which can fly like a helicopter and an airplane, after weakened metal components possibly played a role in another near crash, the latest setback for an aircraft whose safety problems have grown.

The pause was recommended last week “out of an abundance of caution” by Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, the head of Naval Air Systems Command, which runs the Osprey program for the military, command spokeswoman Marcia Hart said.

The Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force are adhering to the recommended pause, each said in a statement to The Associated Press.

An in-depth investigation into the Osprey by the AP published last month found that safety issues have increased in the past five years, parts are wearing out faster than expected and the design of the aircraft is directly contributing to many of the accidents.

The latest near crash, Nov. 20 at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico, had similarities to a crash off the coast of Japan in November 2023 that killed eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members.

Battle for Myanmar: One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of the 168-mile border with Bangladesh.

The capture by the Arakan Army makes the group’s control of the northern part of Rakhine state complete and marks another advance in its bid for self-rule there.

Rakhine has become a focal point for Myanmar’s nationwide civil war — in which the pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic minority armed forces seeking autonomy battle the country’s military rulers, who took power in 2021 after the army ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

The situation in Maungdaw could not be independently confirmed, with access to the internet and mobile phone services in the area mostly cut off.