Jay-Z’s Rape Accuser Withdraws Allegations

Note: This article contains references to alleged sexual assault that some readers may find disturbing.In a sworn declaration, the woman who accused Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter of raping her when she was 13 years old now says her claims were false. The woman, who goes by the pseudonym Jane Doe in legal filings, originally sued Sean “Diddy” Combs in late 2024. The complaint alleged that at an afterparty for the 2000 VMAs, Diddy and “another male celebrity” raped her while an unnamed celebrity watched. Later that year she refiled the case with Jay-Z named as the alleged co-assailant. Both Jay-Z and Diddy have consistently denied all allegations made by Jane Doe.In February 2025, Jane Doe ultimately filed to voluntarily dismiss her lawsuit with prejudice (meaning she cannot make the same complaint again). Jay-Z still responded with a suit of his own, where his lawyers accused her of “willful defamation per se and her malicious prosecution of knowingly false allegations.”On Thursday, the accuser filed a 11-page declaration obtained by Rolling Stone, in which she stated, “Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter never raped me. I have never met or spoken to Mr. Carter. Mr. Carter never engaged in any inappropriat...