A woman who sued Jay-Z, alleging she was raped when she was 13, formally withdraws her claims and says there is “no truth” to them. In a sworn declaration filed in Manhattan federal court, the anonymous plaintiff (Jane Doe) states she has never met or spoken to Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and that he never engaged in inappropriate conduct toward her. She also says her claims that Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs raped her are false.
The lawsuit, originally filed in 2024 and later amended to add Carter, describes the alleged assault as occurring in 2000 at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty. Jay-Z and his legal team deny the allegations; the materials characterize the claims as false and malicious. The accuser’s withdrawal follows earlier reporting that the case was dropped, and it is discussed in connection with related litigation.
Across outlets, the main emphasis differs: some focus on the recantation language and her statement that she never met Jay-Z, while others highlight the procedural timeline and that the retraction is now part of Jay-Z’s broader legal actions involving the lawyers who represented the accuser.
