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A private investigator for Jay-Z claims Jane Doe admitted to falsely accusing the rapper and Grammy winner of rape. The development comes as Jay-Z, 55, has separate lawsuits underway for extortion and malicious prosecution.
Private investigator claims Doe told them Jay-Z never raped her
Doe accused Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of a 2000 rape in a December 2024 lawsuit. Now, according to TMZ, the “Run This Town” rapper is revealing how he learned Doe allegedly lied about his involvement.
In an affidavit filed on March 5, 2025, private investigator Charlotte Henderson claimed she met with the woman at her Alabama home. The meeting’s said to have happened on Feb. 21, 2025. During their conversation, Doe allegedly told Henderson that her lawyer, Tony Buzbee, “pushed” her to name Jay-Z in the lawsuit.
In the documents it’s also claimed Doe said she told Buzbee Diddy had raped her. Furthermore, that she wanted to take legal action. However, it was allegedly the lawyer who “brought Jay-Z into it.” Doe said Buzbee “was the one that kind of pushed me towards going forward with him, with Jay-Z.”
Henderson also noted in the court documents that Doe claimed she her counsel Jay-Z had been at the party in 2000 when the alleged rape took place, however he wasn’t involved.
The investigator also claimed Doe said four times during their meeting that Jay-Z never sexually assaulted her. Asked if she’d sign an affidavit, Doe allegedly asked, “But how does this help me?”
Elsewhere in the documents, Henderson said she’s not conducting her investigation on behalf of Jay-Z or his attorneys.
This development comes after Buzbee filed a civil suit, accusing Diddy and Jay-Z of sexually assaulting Doe. Doe later dismissed her lawsuit in February 2025, one week before the meeting with Henderson.
Doe’s lawyer calls accusation ‘flat out false and made up’
Commenting on the latest developments, Doe’s lawyer refuted the claims. “Each assertion is flat out false and made up,” Buzbee told the outlet. “Jane Doe called referring counsel, the Ava Law Group, and alleged she was assaulted by PDiddy and Jay Z before her case was EVER referred to our firm. That’s indisputable.”
Buzbee also claimed they have documents showing Doe “signed up to be a client with them [Ava Law Group] long before her case was ever sent to my firm. In that form created by their firm […] it shows who she was making the assertions against.”
“Those investigators likely didn’t know that the paper trail will demonstrably prove what they say to be false,” the lawyer added. “None of the actual documentation supports that false story that Jay Z’s team is trying to sell the public.”
How to get help: In the U.S., call the RAINN National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 to connect with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.
