Woman Who Accused Jay-Z of 2000 Assault Withdraws Allegation, Says She Never Met Him
The unnamed woman, who filed and later dropped a lawsuit against Jay-Z, says her original allegation was false and that she has never met the rapper.
A woman who accused rapper Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, of raping her in 2000 when she was 13 years old has formally withdrawn her allegation, stating that she has never met him.
The unnamed woman originally filed the allegation in a lawsuit in 2024, claiming that Jay-Z had assaulted her along with Sean Combs, known as P Diddy, at a party following an MTV awards ceremony in 2000.
According to her latest statement, the woman said the claims against Jay-Z were false and that she never had any encounter with him, contradicting the account laid out in her original filing.
The lawsuit had previously been filed and subsequently dropped, and the woman's new statement represents a formal retraction of the specific allegation against Jay-Z.
No further details were provided regarding the reasons behind the original filing or its withdrawal beyond the woman's statement disavowing the claim.
Sources
- Woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her aged 13 says claims were false — The Guardian — World
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