An unnamed woman who had accused rapper Shawn "Jay‑Z" Carter of raping her when she was 13 has formally withdrawn the allegation, saying she never met the musician. The claim had been made in a civil lawsuit filed in 2024 and was later dropped.
In the original complaint, the woman alleged that the incident occurred after an MTV awards ceremony in 2000 and named both Jay‑Z and Sean Combs, also known as P Diddy, saying she had been drugged and raped at a party. Those details formed the core of the 2024 filing that attracted public attention.
The woman has now recanted the allegation against Jay‑Z, stating that she never met him. The lawsuit that contained the claim was subsequently discontinued; the plaintiff has remained unnamed in public filings and statements.
The case involved two widely known figures in the music industry and had drawn scrutiny when it was first filed. With the withdrawal of the allegation and the dropping of the suit, there is no active civil claim against Jay‑Z arising from the events described in the 2024 filing.