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A woman who previously accused Jay-Z of rape when she was 13 years old has retracted her statement in a court filing, claiming her accusations were false and that she never met him. The retracting accuser stated that her initial claims, made after seeing an advertisement seeking sexual assault victims against Sean “Diddy” Combs, had caused Jay-Z significant harm and emotional distress. Her attorneys have now filed this retraction as part of a counter-lawsuit against her and her legal team following the dismissal of her civil lawsuit in 2025.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-26,
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.
A woman who alleged that Jay-Z raped her when she was 13 has said she made “false accusations” and never met the U.S. rapper, according to a court filing seen Friday.
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she → allege → filing
The woman, who has not been identified, had claimed that Jay-Z and disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulted her following the MTV Video Music Awards in September 2000.
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Z → identify → September
Jay-Z, who was born Shawn Carter, dismissed the accusation as a “fictional tale,” and the woman dropped her civil lawsuit against the pair in 2025.
asserted
woman → bear → 2025
“I have never met or spoken to Mr Carter.
asserted
I → meet → Carter
Mr Carter never engaged in any inappropriate conduct towards me,” the woman stated in the latest court document.
asserted
woman → engage → document
“There is no truth to any of my claims against Mr Carter,” she added.
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she → be → Carter
“I understand that my false accusations have caused Mr Carter immense pain, suffering and damage that can never be fully undone.”
asserted
that → understand → pain
Her statement was filed by Jay-Z’s lawyers as part of a counter lawsuit against the woman and her attorneys, a case that is now being dismissed.
asserted
that → file → woman
The woman said she made her complaint after seeing a Facebook advert for people with sexual assault claims against Combs, who has faced a raft of allegations in recent years and is in prison for prostitution charges.
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who → say → charges
“The ad triggered memories of being raped when I was 13 years old,” the woman said, adding she then contacted a law firm.
asserted
she → trigger → firm
She said she does not recall having given her permission for lawyers to file the legal complaint in 2024, which she later withdrew after having “doubts” about her claims.
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she → say → claims
The document, partially redacted, suggests that the woman suffered from mental health problems.
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woman → redact → problems
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