Jay-Z Sexual Assault Accuser Fully Recants Her Accusation: ‘These Allegations Were False’
Two years after shocking accusations, the woman behind them says they weren't true — and that her lawyers filed them without "any independent investigation."
Jane Doe, the woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her as a 13-year-old, has fully recanted her allegations in a new court filing. In her statement, signed under penalty of perjury, Doe insists that Jay-Z "never raped me" and that she "never met or spoken to Mr. Carter." She further alleges that her ex-attorneys, Tony Buzbee, David Fortney and Antigone Curis, filed the lawsuit "without conducting any independent investigation, background inquiry, or due diligence, and without obtaining any corroboration of the allegations."
Doe also revealed that she disclosed her mental health conditions to her attorneys, but they did not inquire about how it affected her memory and recollection of the allegation. She claims they later gave her $1,000 cash before a high-profile NBC News interview on her accusations. Her new attorney, J. Blair Newman, stated that his client maintains a mistaken identification of Jay-Z and apologizes to him and his family.
Doe's recantation comes after the Jay-Z lawsuit was dropped in February 2025, just three months after it was filed.
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