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Jay-Z accuser retracts 2024 rape allegation in court filing
BBC News··1d ago
A woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her at age 13 has filed a statement saying the allegation was untrue. In papers lodged Thursday she wrote that Shawn Carter never raped her and that she has never met him. She dropped the 2024 lawsuit last year. Carter is still suing her former lawyers led by Tony Buzbee.
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What It Means For You
- Jane Doe has been removed from Carter's countersuit; the lawyer defendants remain.
- She said she received no money from Carter or anyone acting for him to make the declaration.
- Buzbee told Rolling Stone he had not seen the new statement.
What's Happening
- The 2024 suit claimed Carter and Sean Combs raped her after the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.
- Her new filing says those claims, including an unnamed watching celebrity, are false.
- She said lawyers filed the October 2024 complaint without obtaining her authorisation of the draft.
How the Case Unravelled
- She said a Facebook ad seeking Combs claimants triggered memories that led her to a law firm.
- Carter called the original claims a blackmail attempt when he sued in February 2025.
- Combs was convicted in July 2025 on prostitution-related charges and is serving four years.
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