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A woman who previously accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 has now recanted her claims, stating they were false and that she never met him or experienced any inappropriate conduct. Her filing came in response to Jay-Z's (Shawn Carter) lawsuit against her former attorney Tony Buzbee for malicious prosecution, which he had filed earlier this year in New York. The woman originally claimed in December 2024 that both Jay-Z and Sean Combs raped her at a party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards; however, inconsistencies led her to admit making mistakes. She now apologizes for the damage caused to Jay-Z's reputation and acknowledges receiving $1,000 from Buzbee before her initial interview.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-25,
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 woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 has recanted her allegations against the music mogul.
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In a filing Thursday from lawyers representing Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, the former accuser says that her allegations against the rapper were “false,” adding that she “never met Mr. Carter.
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Mr. Carter never engaged in any inappropriate conduct toward me whatsoever.
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In the filing, she added that she falsely claimed that Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs raped her while watched by another celebrity, whose name is redacted.
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The filing is part of Carter’s ongoing malicious prosecution lawsuit against the woman’s former attorney, Tony Buzbee, which was filed in February 2025 in New York.
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Carter’s lawyers said this week they were dropping the woman, known as Jane Doe, from the suit.
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Buzbee, Jane Doe, and representatives for Carter and Combs didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Combs is serving a sentence in federal prison after he was convicted in July 2025 of prostitution-related crimes, in a separate case.
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The woman came forward in December 2024, in a civil lawsuit filed by Buzbee, accusing Carter and Combs of raping her at a house party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, which were held in New York.
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Days after the suit was filed, she sat down with NBC News for an interview and doubled down on her claims.
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But after NBC News pointed out inconsistencies in her account, she said in a subsequent phone interview that she had “made some mistakes.”
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At the time, Combs’ attorneys described the suit as a “shameful money grab” while Carter’s lawyer Alex Spiro called it a “frivolous case.”
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In February 2025, Jane Doe dropped her lawsuit with prejudice, meaning she couldn’t file it again.
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In this week’s filing, Jane Doe writes: “I understand that my false accusations have caused Mr. Carter immense pain, suffering, and damage that can never be fully undone.
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I sincerely and unconditionally apologize to Mr. Carter for the devastating harm I have caused to him, his family and his reputation.”
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She also says in the filing that Buzbee and his team paid her $1,000 before sitting down for NBC News’ interview.
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In a separate suit, Jay-Z initially sued Buzbee in 2024 in California, accusing Buzbee of extortion and defamation.
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It was dismissed in June 2025, and the California Court of Appeals affirmed that decision earlier this month.
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Representatives for Buzbee and his law firm called the appeals court’s ruling “a complete vindication for our clients.”
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