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Jane Doe, who previously accused Jay-Z of sexual assault when she was a teenager, has formally recanted her claims in court documents dated January 2025. In the declaration, she states that she never met or had any inappropriate interactions with Jay-Z and acknowledges causing him significant harm. The initial lawsuit filed against Jay-Z and others in October 2024 was reportedly done without Doe's knowledge by a law firm, which she later disputed due to doubts about her claims.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
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.
Written for “Jay-Z Accusations Recanted” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 9 other(s) covering the same event.
The Jane Doe who
of sexual assault has formally recanted her claims, stating in court documents that her claims were false and that she never met him.
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she → recant → him
"Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter never raped me.
asserted
Carter → rap → me
I have never met or spoken to Mr. Carter.
asserted
I → meet → Carter
Mr. Carter never engaged in any inappropriate conduct toward me whatsoever," the
wrote in the 12-page declaration, which was reviewed by CBS News.
asserted
which → engage → News
"The woman said that she understood her "false accusations have caused Mr. Carter immense pain, suffering and damage that can never be fully undone."
asserted
that → say → pain
The woman
that she had been raped by Carter and while a third person watched.
asserted
person → rap → Carter
The initial lawsuit, filed in October 2024 and amended to include Carter in December 2024, alleged that the woman was invited to a Video Music Awards afterparty when she was a teen.
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she → file → afterparty
She alleged that after accepting a drink at the afterparty, she began to feel lightheaded and went to lie down.
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she → allege → afterparty
She then alleged that Carter, Combs and another woman entered the room, and that Combs and Carter raped her with the woman present.
asserted
Combs → allege → woman
In her statement recanting the claims against Carter, the woman said she had seen a Facebook ad looking for people who might have sexual assault claims
, who is serving a for prostitution-related charges.
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who → recant → charges
She said the ad triggered memories of being raped as a teenager.
asserted
ad → say → teenager
When she contacted the company on the ad, she was connected with the Buzbee Law Firm, she said.
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she → contact → Firm
In her declaration, the woman said that the initial October 2024 lawsuit was filed by
and his firm without her knowledge.
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lawsuit → say → knowledge
She said that in January 2025, after the suit was amended to include Carter, she began to doubt her claims against him and that "I ever went to a party with celebrities."
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I → say → celebrities
She claimed that her lawyers dismissed her lawsuit after she told them that.
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she → claim → that
Carter has denied all allegations and sued the woman, Buzbee and the Texas-based law firm, accusing them of conspiring to pressure him into a secret financial settlement.
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Carter → deny → settlement
Carter alleged that after he refused to pay an "extortionate demand letter" sent by Buzbee in October 2024, the lawsuit was amended to include him.
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lawsuit → allege → him
Carter filed a notice Thursday saying he was voluntarily dismissing the woman as a defendant in the lawsuit.
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he → file → lawsuit
He wrote that the "trauma" that he, his family and his loved ones have endured because of the allegations "can never be dismissed."
asserted
he → write → allegations
The woman's new lawyer, James Blair Newman Jr., said that she "maintains that she was a victim of sexual assault, but she was entirely mistaken in her allegations identifying Mr. Carter, and those allegations were false."
Buzbee continues to represent other plaintiffs who are suing Combs for sexual assault.
asserted
who → say → assault
Victims have alleged abuse at parties in New York, California and Florida.
asserted
Victims → allege → York
Combs' lawyers have called Buzbee's lawsuits "shameless publicity stunts, designed to extract payments from celebrities who fear having lies spread about them."
asserted
lies → call → them
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