Overview
- The anonymous accuser filed a 12‑page declaration on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, saying her earlier claim that Jay‑Z raped her was false and that she has never met him.
- Following that declaration, Jay‑Z voluntarily removed the woman as a defendant in his New York malicious‑prosecution suit against Tony Buzbee and Buzbee’s Texas law firm.
- The accuser’s new lawyer said she still maintains she was a sexual‑assault victim but was mistaken in identifying Jay‑Z and unconditionally apologized to him and his family.
- Tony Buzbee has disputed the recantation, saying several lawyers interviewed the woman before he did and that her new statement is new information; a recent California appeals ruling already limited some of Jay‑Z’s earlier claims by protecting a pre‑suit demand letter.
- The case began after the woman says she responded to a Facebook ad in late 2024 and told courts she had disclosed mental‑health issues to her legal team, a sequence that will likely deepen scrutiny of how lawyers and investigators vet sensitive pre‑suit claims and pursue high‑profile targets.