Jay-Z sexual assault accuser fully recants allegations: “There is no truth to any of my claims”

The woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 has fully recanted her allegations in a new court declaration, saying she has never met the rapper. As reported by Rolling Stone, the anonymous woman, known as Jane Doe, filed the 12-page declaration in Manhattan federal court on Thursday (September 24). “Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter never raped me. I have never met or spoken to Mr. Carter. Mr. Carter never engaged in any inappropriate conduct toward me whatsoever,” she wrote. “There is no truth to any of my claims against Mr. Carter,” she continued. “I understand my false accusations have caused Mr. Carter immense pain, suffering, and damage that can never be fully undone.” Doe also said she had not been promised or received any compensation in exchange for making the declaration. Her new lawyer, James Blair Newman Jr., said in a statement that Doe “maintains that she was a victim of sexual assault”, but was “entirely mistaken in her allegations identifying Mr. Carter”. “Mr. Carter did not rape her, sexually assault her, engage in any inappropriate conduct towards her, and she has never met him,” Newman added. “She sincerely and unconditionally apologises to Mr. Carter...