Overview
- The anonymous plaintiff filed an 11–12 page declaration in Manhattan federal court on Thursday saying her allegations against Shawn “Jay‑Z” Carter were false and that she has never met or spoken to him.
- Jay‑Z filed notice to voluntarily dismiss her as a defendant in his malicious‑prosecution suit the same week, but his lawsuit against Tony Buzbee and Buzbee’s Texas law firm remains pending in New York.
- The accuser’s new lawyer said she still maintains she was a victim of sexual assault but was mistaken in identifying Jay‑Z and issued an unconditional apology to him and his family.
- Tony Buzbee disputes the recantation, saying multiple lawyers and an investigator had previously vetted the woman’s account, and a California appeals court recently upheld dismissal of Jay‑Z’s separate extortion claim tied to Buzbee.
- In her filing the woman says a Facebook ad prompted memories, that she disclosed mental‑health issues to lawyers, and that her team paid roughly $1,000–$1,200 for travel to an NBC interview and requested a polygraph she says she never got, highlighting questions about vetting, memory and how high‑profile allegations are handled.