Woman who accused Jay-Z of rape recants allegation

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A woman who previously accused rapper Jay-Z of rape when she was 13 years old has now filed documents recanting those claims during ongoing defamation litigation initiated by Jay-Z against her and her attorney. She asserts that she never met or communicated with Jay-Z and clarifies that she wasn't compensated for making the initial allegations.

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A woman who had accused Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) of raping her when she was 13 years old recanted her allegation in October or September 2024. The unnamed accuser, known as Jane Doe in court documents, originally filed a lawsuit claiming that Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs drugged and raped her at a party after the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000. She later saw an advert on Facebook seeking people with sexual assault claims against Combs, which prompted her to file the lawsuit.

In her statement filed in Manhattan federal court in February 2025, she declared that her accusations were false and that she had never met Jay-Z or experienced any inappropriate conduct from him. She acknowledged causing "immense pain, suffering, and damage" to Jay-Z but claimed that her lawyers at the time did not conduct due diligence before filing the lawsuit.

Jay-Z denied the allegations immediately and sued Jane Doe and her former attorneys for malicious prosecution in February 2025. The woman's recantation was made as part of this ongoing legal battle, leading Jay-Z to drop her from his lawsuit.

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Woman who accused Jay-Z of rape recants allegation In short: A woman at the centre of a lawsuit accusing music producer Jay-Z of rape when she was 13 says she has never met or spoken with him.

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Woman who accused Jay-Z of rape recants allegation In short: A woman at the centre of a lawsuit accusing music producer Jay-Z of rape when she was 13 says she has never met or spoken with him. asserted

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She filed a document recanting her allegations as part of defamation proceedings Jay-Z launched against her and her lawyer. asserted

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