The Jane Doe who accused rap mogul Jay-Z of sexual assault has formally recanted her claims, stating in court documents that her claims were false and that she never met him.
"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," the anonymous woman wrote in the 12-page declaration, which was reviewed by CBS News. Shawn Carter is Jay-Z's legal name. "There is no truth to any of my claims against Mr. Carter."
The woman said that she understood her "false accusations have caused Mr. Carter immense pain, suffering and damage that can never be fully undone."
The woman previously claimed that she had been raped by Carter and Sean "Diddy" Combs while a third person watched. The initial lawsuit, filed in October 2024 and amended to include Carter in December 2024, alleged that the woman was invited to a Video Music Awards afterparty when she was a teen. She alleged that after accepting a drink at the afterparty, she began to feel lightheaded and went to lie down. She then alleged that Carter, Combs and another woman entered the room, and that Combs and Carter raped her with the woman present.
In her statement recanting the claims against Carter, the woman said she had seen a Facebook ad looking for people who might have sexual assault claims against Combs, who is serving a four-year sentence for prostitution-related charges. She said the ad triggered memories of being raped as a...
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