Overview
- Jay-Z, in a GQ cover interview published Tuesday, said the lawsuit left him heartbroken and described feeling 'uncontrollable anger.'
- An anonymous civil complaint filed in December 2024 alleged he and Sean 'Diddy' Combs raped a 13-year-old at a 2000 VMAs afterparty, and the plaintiff withdrew the case with prejudice in February 2025.
- He said he refused to settle because of the weight it would place on his family and recalled having to tell his wife as news broke near his daughter Blue Ivy's movie premiere.
- After the dismissal, he sued the accuser and her lawyers in March 2025 in Alabama for defamation and related claims, with ABC News and Global News saying the case continues while Us Weekly and others report a judge dismissed it months later.
- Combs denies the civil allegation tied to the 2000 party, but in a separate case he was convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution and is serving a term reported as about 50 months, with release projected in 2028.