The woman who accused rapper Jay-Z of rape admits to lying.

This woman, whose anonymity is preserved, explains that she made these accusations in the fall of 2024 after a Facebook advertisement calling for potential victims of P. Diddy to testify "rekindled memories of a rape I suffered when I was 13 years old."

The woman who accused American rap star Jay-Z of raping her with hip-hop mogul P. Diddy at a party in 2000, when she was 13, has admitted to lying in a court document seen by AFP. "Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter never raped me. I have never met or spoken to Mr. Carter," she states in the document, which was filed Thursday.

“My statements that Mr. Carter and Mr. Combs (P. Diddy’s real name) raped me while a third celebrity watched are false,” she continued, asserting that she was speaking out “of her own free will” and without any form of “compensation.” This woman, whose anonymity is being protected, explained that she made these accusations in the fall of 2024 after a Facebook advertisement calling for potential victims of P. Diddy to come forward “brought back memories of a rape I suffered when I was 13 years old.”

Mental health

She adds that she does not recall giving her authorization for the filing of her complaint in December 2024, which was withdrawn in February 2025. The document, partially redacted, suggests that she suffers from mental health issues. This statement was filed by the lawyers of Jay-Z, 56, husband of pop star Beyoncé, as part of a lawsuit against this woman and her lawyers.

Following her retraction, the artist's lawyers indicated that they were ending the proceedings against her. Also 56 years old, P. Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, was sentenced to more than four years in prison in October 2025, at the end of a highly publicized trial for sexual assault against some of his ex-partners, including the singer Cassie, during what he called "sex marathons."