Jay-Z made rare comments about his wife Beyoncé and their three children after being accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl along with Sean "Diddy" Combs in 2000.

On Sunday, Dec. 8, the rapper, 55, spoke out about the allegations tied to a federal lawsuit that was originally filed in October, which listed Combs, also 55, as a defendant. It has now been amended to include Jay-Z.

In one section of a denial statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), Jay-Z said the "heinous" claims will affect his family, which includes 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy and twins Rumi and Sir, 7.

"My only heartbreak is for my family," he said. "My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people."

Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, added, "I mourn yet another loss of innocence."

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In the amended civil lawsuit, a woman identified only as Jane Doe alleges that she was assaulted after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000.

The woman claims she was raped by Combs and Jay-Z while a still-unnamed female celebrity watched during a party in a New York City...

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