• Jane Doe formally recants her allegations against Jay-Z in a court declaration.
• She stated that she never met or spoke to Jay-Z and her original claims were false.
• Jay-Z is dismissing her as a defendant in his defamation lawsuit against her.
• The woman's initial claims linked Jay-Z and Sean Combs to her alleged assault when she was 13.
• She asserts her former lawyers filed the case without due diligence and independent verification.

A woman known in court papers as Jane Doe, who previously accused rapper Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13, has formally recanted her allegations. In a declaration filed in Manhattan federal court, she stated unequivocally, "Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter never raped me. I have never met or spoken to Mr. Carter," emphasizing that there is "no truth to any of my claims against Mr. Carter," according to BBC, CBS News, NPR, and Reuters.

The woman first made her allegations in a civil lawsuit filed in October 2024, claiming she had been assaulted by Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs at a party after the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000. She later dropped the lawsuit and has now expressed remorse for the damage caused by her false claims, stating, "I understand my false accusations have caused Mr. Carter immense pain, suffering, and damage that can never be fully undone," according to BBC and CBS News.

In her new declaration, she detailed how her original claims were triggered by seeing a Facebook advertisement seeking individuals with assault claims against Combs. She stated her lawyers filed the lawsuit without her knowledge or proper investigation. "I never received a draft of the lawsuit prior to its filing," she explained, underscoring the haste and lack of diligence in handling her case, according to BBC, NPR, and Reuters.

Following the recantation, Jay-Z has chosen to dismiss her as a defendant in his ongoing defamation lawsuit against her and her former counsel, Tony Buzbee, who has faced criticism for the circumstances surrounding the case. Jay-Z previously described the allegations as a "blackmail attempt" and denounced them as "frivolous, fictitious and appalling," reflecting his distress over the personal trauma he stated he has endured due to the claims, according to CBS News and Reuters.