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Coverage dated September 25, 2026 to September 26, 2026

Jay-Z accuser recants rape claim, says she never met him

Headline from KSN Wichita

Jane Doe said Jay-Z “never engaged in any inappropriate conduct toward me” and that she had never met or spoken with him.

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Jay-Z Accuser Recants Allegations, Says She Misidentified Him (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    A woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 has recanted in a court declaration, saying she never met him and that her claims against him were false; her lawyer says she maintains she was assaulted but misidentified Carter.

  2. BBC News

    Jay-Z rape accuser says her allegation was false (opens BBC News)

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    A woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 now says she has never met the rap superstar.

  3. UPI

    Woman who accused Jay-Z, Sean Combs of rape recants allegation (opens UPI)

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    The woman who claimed that rapper Jay-Z raped her when she was 13 has recanted the allegation. She claims her lawyers filed the suit without her.

  4. Courthouse News Service

    Jay-Z rape accuser recants claims: ‘I have never met or spoken to Mr. Carter’ (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The anonymous woman previously claimed the rapper assaulted her alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 years old.

  5. The Columbian

    Jay-Z rape accuser recants story, says they never even met (opens The Columbian)

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    NEW YORK — The woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her in a 2024 lawsuit admits she never even met the 56-year-old music mogul.

  6. KSN Wichita

    Jay-Z accuser recants rape claim, says she never met him (opens KSN Wichita)

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    KSN Wichita's feed description

    Jane Doe said Jay-Z “never engaged in any inappropriate conduct toward me” and that she had never met or spoken with him.

  7. New York Post

    Jay-Z rape accuser admits she ‘never met’ him, apologizes to Beyoncé for ‘false’ claims (opens New York Post)

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    “Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter never raped me. I have never met or spoken to Mr. Carter,” the woman, who has remained anonymous and is identified as Jane Doe, said in a declaration filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court.

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