An unnamed woman has retracted allegations that she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean Combs at a party following an MTV awards ceremony in 2000, when she claimed to be 13 years old. The woman originally filed the accusation through a lawsuit in 2024, asserting that both men had drugged and assaulted her. Both Jay-Z and Combs denied the allegations at that time.
The woman dropped the lawsuit in 2025, after which Jay-Z initiated a counter suit. In a recent declaration obtained by Rolling Stone, she stated unequivocally that Jay-Z never assaulted her and that she had never met or communicated with him. She acknowledged that her false accusations caused the rapper significant harm and suffering. Her current legal counsel indicated that while she maintains she was a victim of sexual assault, she was mistaken in identifying Carter as her assailant.
According to the woman’s statement, she became triggered by an advertisement seeking victims of Sean Combs to come forward. Combs was under investigation for alleged sexual assaults and was convicted in October 2025 on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, receiving a sentence of four years and two months. The woman stated she was initially unaware that a lawsuit had been filed on her behalf and withdrew her participation after expressing doubts about her claims.
Jay-Z’s legal team, including lawyer Tony Buzbee, has characterized the case as a malicious prosecution and continues to pursue the woman’s former lawyers, alleging they should have verified the allegations against publicly available information. The woman has been removed from Jay-Z’s ongoing lawsuit. Jay-Z has previously described the emotional toll the allegations inflicted on himself and his family, stating he chose not to settle the case out of court.
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