The woman, who had previously claimed she was assaulted by the rapper when she was 13, says in a court filing she “never met” Jay-Z.
The accuser, identified as Jane Doe, stated unequivocally that she’s never met the rapper and that he had nothing to do with any sexual misconduct. The woman acknowledged the damage her false accusations caused, writing that she understands her allegations have inflicted “immense pain, suffering, and damage that can never be fully undone” on the music mogul and his family.
In the filing, she added that she falsely claimed that Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs raped her while watched by another celebrity, whose name is redacted. The filing is part of Carter’s ongoing malicious prosecution lawsuit against the woman’s former attorney, Tony Buzbee, which was filed in February 2025 in New York. Carter’s lawyers said this week they were dropping the woman, known as Jane Doe, from the suit.
Buzbee, Jane Doe, and representatives for Carter and Combs didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Combs is serving a sentence in federal prison after he was convicted in July 2025 of prostitution-related crimes, in a separate case. The woman came forward in December 2024 accusing Carter and Combs of raping her at a house party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, which were held in New York.