A woman who accused the rapper Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 has said her allegation was not true, according to BBC reporting. The BBC published the development on Friday, 25 September 2026. The Guardian also reported that the woman now says her claims were false.
Both outlets carried the story as their own reporting, with the BBC headline stating that the accuser says her allegation was false and The Guardian describing her as the woman who had accused Jay-Z of raping her at 13. Neither outlet's summary, as available, included further detail on how or where the statement was made, or any response from Jay-Z or his representatives.
The allegation had centered on an accusation of rape against the music mogul, with the accuser identified in coverage by her age at the time of the alleged incident. The reports available do not specify when the original allegation was made public, what legal proceedings, if any, followed, or the circumstances under which the woman has now withdrawn her account.
The BBC and The Guardian are the two outlets named in the source material for this report. No additional statements, court filings, or comments from either party were included in the material available.
What to watch next: whether Jay-Z or his legal team issues a public response, and whether any pending legal matters tied to the allegation are formally resolved or withdrawn.
