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• A woman who accused Jay-Z of rape at age 13 has retracted her claims, stating she never met him and made false accusations.
• She said her initial complaint was triggered by a Facebook ad about sexual assault allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs, but later doubted her claims.
• Jay-Z’s lawyers filed the statement in a countersuit, leading to the dismissal of the case, with the woman acknowledging the accusations caused him significant harm.

NEW YORK - A woman who alleged that Jay-Z raped her when she was 13 has said she made “false accusations” and never met the US rapper, according to a court filing seen on Sept 25.

The woman, who has not been identified, had claimed that Jay-Z and disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulted her following the MTV Video Music Awards in September 2000.

Jay-Z, who was born Shawn Carter, dismissed the accusation as a “fictional tale,” and the woman dropped her civil lawsuit against the pair in 2025.

“I have never met or spoken to Mr Carter. Mr Carter never engaged in any inappropriate conduct towards me,” the woman stated in the latest court document.

“There is no truth to any of my claims against Mr Carter,” she added.

“I understand that my false accusations have caused Mr Carter immense pain, suffering and damage that can never be fully undone.”

Her statement was filed by Jay-Z’s lawyers as part of a counter lawsuit against the woman and her attorneys, a case that is now being dismissed.

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