Woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her aged 13 says claims were false
Photograph: Edmond Sadaka/SIPA/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenJay-Z performing in Paris, 10 September. The incident was alleged to have happened at a party after an MTV awards ceremony in 2000.Jay-Z denied the allegations, describing them as a blackmail attempt, and Combs also denied them. Jay-Z’s lawyer maintained the events relied on an “impossible timeline”.
- ▪Photograph: Edmond Sadaka/SIPA/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenJay-Z performing in Paris, 10 September.
- ▪The incident was alleged to have happened at a party after an MTV awards ceremony in 2000.Jay-Z denied the allegations, describing them as a blackmail attempt, and Combs also denied them.
- ▪Jay-Z’s lawyer maintained the events relied on an “impossible timeline”.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Jay-Z rape accuser says her allegation was false — BBC News — World
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Jay-Z performing in Paris, 10 September. Photograph: Edmond Sadaka/SIPA/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenJay-Z performing in Paris, 10 September. Photograph: Edmond Sadaka/SIPA/ShutterstockJay-ZWoman who accused Jay-Z of raping her aged 13 says claims were falseUnnamed woman who filed and later dropped lawsuit against rap superstar states that she never met him, contrary to initial allegation of 2000 assaultBen Beaumont-ThomasFri 25 Sep 2026 09.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 years old has formally withdrawn her allegation, saying that she has never met the rap superstar.The unnamed woman had originally made the allegation in a lawsuit filed in 2024, claiming that Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, had drugged and raped her…
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