The rape case against Jay-Z and Sean Combs is dropped by the accuser. 

Eleven hours prior Granville, Samantha Reporting from Los Angeles, BBC News Distribute Conserve Getty Pictures Jay-Z at a gathering wearing a white suit. His expression is expressionless.  
A lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jay-Z that claimed the rape of a 13-year-old girl in 2000 has been dropped. According to court documents, the lawyer for the unnamed plaintiff, known as Jane Doe, voluntarily dropped the case. Attorney Tony Buzbee, who is defending scores of plaintiffs in cases alleging sexual misconduct against Mr. Combs, filed the brief. 

The plaintiff "hereby gives notice that the... action is voluntarily," according to the records With prejudice, the action is voluntarily dismissed. The lawsuit cannot be refiled in its current form because it was dismissed with prejudice. In a statement he signed, Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, called the firing a "victory" on behalf of Roc Nation, the entertainment firm he created. "The frivolous, fictitious and appalling allegations have been dismissed," he stated. 

"This legal lawsuit had no merit and would never be resolved. If not for the gravity of the allegations, the made-up story they came up with was absurd. According to the rapper, who is married to singer Beyoncé, "the trauma that my wife, my children, loved ones, and I have endured can never be dismissed." He went on: "The courts must prevent innocent people from being falsely accused without any proof."  May the truth come to light for all victims, even those who have been wrongfully accused. In a subsequent statement, Alex Spiro, Jay-Z's lawyer, emphasized that the case "never should have been brought". 

"By standing up in the face of heinous and false allegations, Jay has done what few can – he pushed back, he never settled, he never paid 1 red penny, he triumphed and cleared his name," he told the BBC in a statement. Before Jay-Z's name was added in December, Jane Doe filed the complaint against Mr. Combs in October. In 2000, she claimed that both men had attacked her following an after-party for the MTV Video Music Awards. Diddy: What are the charges and when is the trial? Jay-Z vehemently refuted the accusations, saying his The lawyer had received "blackmail" to compel a settlement. The attempt, he claimed, had the "opposite effect" and instead inspired him to openly refute the charges. Jane Doe's veracity was called into question during an interview she conducted in December. The speaker acknowledged that "not all the facts are clear" and said, "I have made some mistakes." I might have identified incorrectly. Citing discrepancies in the accuser's testimony, Jay-Z formally asked the court to dismiss the complaint last month. 

The action was dismissed after United States District Judge Analisa Torres granted the motion. Jay-Z is no longer being sued in this case, but Mr. Combs is still battling more than three dozen civil lawsuits. In reaction to the dismissal on Friday, In a statement, Mr. Combs' defence team affirmed his innocence. 

"For months, we have witnessed case after case submitted by people who prefer to remain anonymous, supported by a lawyer who is more concerned with making headlines than with the merits of the case. Similar to this assertion, the others will be disproved as they are untrue, the statement claims. It continued: "This is just the first of many that will not hold up in a court of law." Since September 2024, Mr. Combs has been detained at Brooklyn, New York's Metropolitan Detention Centre on federal criminal allegations pertaining to sex trafficking and racketeering. He will be held until his trial on May 5, 2025, after being denied bail three times.