Jay-Z Defends Deal With Barneys After Profiling Allegations

Jay-Z — under increasing pressure to back out of a collaboration with the luxury store Barneys New York after it was accused of racially profiling two black customers — said Saturday he's being unfairly "demonized" for just waiting to hear all of the facts. The rap mogul made his first statement about the controversy in a posting on his website. He's come under fire for remaining silent as news surfaced this week that two young black people said they were profiled by Barneys after they purchased expensive items from its Manhattan store.