Archive · 26 Sep 2026
Woman Recants Rape Allegation Against Jay-Z in Defamation Case
A woman once accused Jay-Z and Sean Combs of raping her when she was 13.
She filed the accusation in a lawsuit in 2024.
She later dropped that lawsuit.
Now she says the accusations against both men were not true.
She also says she never met or spoke with Jay-Z.
The woman says a law firm filed the case without properly checking her story.
Jay-Z had sued her and the law firm for defamation and malicious prosecution.
His lawyers now say they are removing her from that case.
The woman said there was no truth to her claims against Jay-Z and that she had never met or spoken with him.
She originally accused Jay-Z and Sean Combs of raping her in 2000, when she was 13.
She later dropped the civil lawsuit, prompting Jay-Z to sue her and her law firm for defamation and malicious prosecution.
She said her former lawyers filed the case without independent investigation, corroboration, or showing her a draft complaint.
Jay-Z’s lawyers said they were dropping her as a defendant in the defamation case.
- Who
- A woman identified as Jane Doe accused Jay-Z and Sean Combs; Jay-Z later sued her and her law firm.
- What
- The woman recanted her rape allegations and said she had never met Jay-Z.
- When
- Her original lawsuit was filed in October 2024; the recantation was filed on Thursday, September 25.
- Where
- The statements were filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Why
- She said she contacted the law firm after seeing a Facebook advertisement seeking information from people who may have been harmed by Sean Combs; she also said the firm filed the case without independent investigation or corroboration.
Original Allegation
Recantation and Defense
What happened
Original Allegation
The woman’s 2024 lawsuit alleged that Jay-Z and Sean Combs raped her in 2000 when she was 13.
Recantation and Defense
The woman now says there was no truth to her claims and that neither man raped her.
Jay-Z’s connection to the woman
Original Allegation
The original complaint named Jay-Z as an alleged participant in the incident.
Recantation and Defense
The woman says she never met or spoke with Jay-Z and that he engaged in no inappropriate conduct toward her.
Role of the law firm
Original Allegation
The case was filed on the woman’s behalf after she responded to a Facebook advertisement seeking information about possible harm by Combs.
Recantation and Defense
The woman says the lawyers did not conduct an independent investigation, seek corroboration, or provide her a draft complaint before filing.
- Original allegation
- The woman accused Jay-Z and Sean Combs of raping her in 2000, when she was 13.
- Recantation
- She said there was no truth to her claims and that Jay-Z never raped her.
- Relationship with Jay-Z
- She said she had never met or spoken with Shawn Carter.
- Original lawsuit
- It was filed in October 2024 and later dropped by the woman.
- Jay-Z’s response
- He sued the woman and her law firm for defamation and malicious prosecution.
- Latest legal development
- Jay-Z’s lawyers said they were dropping the woman as a defendant.
- Payment claim
- The woman said she was not being paid for her statements.