Woman who accused Jay-Z of rape recants allegation

The woman who accused Jay-Z filed a document as part of defamation proceedings saying there was "no truth to any of my claims". ( REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo )

A woman at the centre of a lawsuit accusing music producer Jay-Z of rape when she was 13 says she has never met or spoken with him.

She filed a document recanting her allegations as part of defamation proceedings Jay-Z launched against her and her lawyer.

The woman says she was not being paid for her statements.

Link copied Share Share article A woman who accused musician Jay-Z of rape in a 2024 lawsuit has recanted her claim and said she had never met the billionaire rapper.

The woman, who was identified as Jane Doe in court papers, had accused Jay-Z and musician Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping her in 2000, when she was 13 years old.