The accuser in a 2024 civil lawsuit alleging sexual assault against Jay-Z has officially pulled back her claims, declaring them untrue. She clarified that she never encountered or conversed with Shawn Carter and maintained he did not participate in any improper behavior directed at her. Her formal withdrawal statement reads: 'Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter never r*ped me. I have never met or spoken to Mr. Carter. Mr. Carter never engaged in any inappropriate conduct toward me whatsoever.' https://www.npr.org/2026/09/25/nx-s1-5981154/jay-z-sexual-assault-accuser-claims-false