Jay-Z accuser recants claims, says rapper ‘never raped me’

The anonymous woman who accused Jay-Z of sexual assault is recanting her claims.

The Jane Doe submitted a declaration to New York federal court Thursday, Sept. 24, stating all allegations against the 56-year-old rapper, born Shawn Carter, are false, according to documents obtained by Rolling Stone. She also said she disclosed "mental health conditions" to her legal team before naming him in her since-dropped 2024 lawsuit.

"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," she wrote under penalty of perjury. "There is no truth to any of my claims against Mr. Carter.

"I understand my false accusations have caused Mr. Carter immense pain, suffering, and damage that can never be fully undone," she added, noting she did not received "financial compensation of any kind from Mr. Carter, or anyone acting on his behalf."

Her new lawyer, James Blair Newman Jr., addressed the legal move in a Sept. 25 statement to Rolling Stone: "Our client maintains that she was a victim of sexual assault, but she was entirely mistaken in her allegations identifying Mr. Carter, and those allegations were false.

"Mr. Carter did…

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