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Jay-Z rape accuser says her allegation was false

Jay-Z rape accuser says her allegation was false

Summary

A woman who previously accused rapper Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 years old has now officially said that her accusation is not true. She admitted that she never met Jay-Z, and her original claims were false. Jay-Z had denied the allegations and is suing the woman’s former lawyers.

Key Facts

  • The woman accused Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping her at a party in 2000 but has since said these claims were false.
  • She said Jay-Z never raped her, never met her, and did nothing inappropriate toward her.
  • The woman dropped her lawsuit against Jay-Z in early 2025 before making this new statement.
  • Jay-Z denied the accusations from the start, calling them attempts at blackmail.
  • Jay-Z is suing the woman’s former lawyers for filing the false lawsuit without proper investigation.
  • The woman said she was contacted by lawyers after seeing a Facebook ad about sexual assault claims linked to Combs.
  • She said her lawyers filed the original claims without her approval or proper fact-checking.
  • Sean "Diddy" Combs denies the claims; he is currently serving prison time for unrelated prostitution-related charges.
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