Overview
- The accuser, identified in court filings as Jane Doe, filed an 11‑page sworn declaration on Thursday, Sept. 24, saying her allegations against Shawn “Jay‑Z” Carter were false and that she has never met or spoken to him.
- Jane Doe apologized under penalty of perjury, said she received no payment for the recantation, and told the court she had disclosed certain mental‑health issues to lawyers before Carter was named.
- Carter filed notice removing her as a defendant in his New York malicious‑prosecution suit after the declaration, but he continues to press claims against Tony Buzbee and Buzbee’s Texas law firm.
- Buzbee disputes the new declaration and says multiple lawyers independently reported the same account from the accuser; separately, a California appeals court earlier this month upheld dismissal of Carter’s separate California suit by finding a pre‑suit demand letter was protected.
- The filings sharpen the dispute over how the original claims were developed, raise questions about vetting of long‑ago memories and counsel conduct, and leave the New York litigation and factual discovery as the key next steps to resolve responsibility and reputational harm.