A woman who previously accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 has formally withdrawn the allegation, saying there was no truth to her claims against the rapper.
The woman, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, made the declaration in a legal case involving Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter. She had previously alleged that Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs raped her at a party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.
In a sworn 12-page declaration filed in federal court, the woman stated: “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 further acknowledged that her accusations had caused Carter and his family significant distress, adding that she had not received money or other compensation from the rapper for making the new statement.
The woman had previously dropped her lawsuit against Carter and Combs in 2025 after inconsistencies emerged in her account. Carter subsequently pursued legal action against her and her former lawyers, including attorney Tony Buzbee.
Her latest declaration has led Carter to voluntarily remove her as a defendant from his ongoing malicious-prosecution case against Buzbee and his law firm.
Buzbee, however, said he had not seen the new declaration when contacted by Rolling Stone. He maintained that several lawyers had spoken with the woman before he became involved and that she had given them the same account.
The woman also denied ever receiving threats from Carter or anyone acting on his behalf.
