The Alabama woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 has officially recanted, saying there was ‘no truth’ to the allegation.
She first filed suit in New York as Jane Doe in October 2024, claiming she was violated by Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs at an afterparty for the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards in the presence of another celebrity she declined to name.
Her case was dismissed in February 2025 by her attorney Tony Buzbee, who has famously represented several of Combs’ accusers.
The following month, Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, countersued not only Buzbee and his
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