{
  "id": 9882145,
  "title": "Jay-Z rape accuser now says the accusations were false and she never met him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/jay-z-rape-accuser-now-says-the-accusations-were-false-and-she-never",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T01:29:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "National Post",
    "slug": "national-post",
    "url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/world/jay-z-rape-accuser-says-accusations-false"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A woman who accused Jay-Z of rape has recanted her story. According to a statement filed by Jay-Z's lawyers, she claims she never met or spoke to him and that he never engaged in any inappropriate conduct towards her.\n\nThe woman, known as Jane Doe, had filed a lawsuit against Jay-Z and Sean \"Diddy\" Combs in 2024, alleging they raped her when she was 13 at a party after the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000. Jay-Z strongly denied the allegations, calling them a \"blackmail attempt\" and \"frivolous, fictitious and appalling allegations\".\n\nThe case was dropped in February 2025, and Jay-Z subsequently sued Jane Doe and her lawyers. According to The A.V. Club, Jane Doe got involved with her lawyers after responding to a Facebook ad searching for Diddy victims.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}