Jay-Z finally addresses sexual misconduct allegations, lawsuit: ‘That s–t took a lot out of me’

Jay-Z was near “heartbroken” complete nan sexual misconduct suit revenge against him by an anonymous accuser astatine nan extremity of 2024.

The “Empire State of Mind” rapper yet opened up astir nan shocking intersexual battle allegations during a screen question and reply pinch GQ published Tuesday.

“It was hard. Really hard. I was heartbroken,” Jay-Z, 56, began. “I’m gladsome we sewage correct to that truthful we could conscionable get that retired nan way.”

He continued, “Like I was really heartbroken by everything that occurred. We’re successful a abstraction now wherever it’s almost for illustration consequence is not thought astir enough. Because everything is truthful instant, you cognize what I’m saying?”

The 25-time Grammy winner, who has been joined to Beyoncé for 17 years, went connected to stock really he felt “uncontrollable anger” erstwhile his accuser revenge nan civilian suit against him successful December 2024.

“That full [lawsuit thing], that s–t took a batch retired of me,” he told nan outlet. “I was angry. I haven’t been that angry successful a agelong time, uncontrollable anger.”

Jay-Z added, “You don’t put that connected someone—that’s a point that you amended beryllium ace sure. It utilized to beryllium for illustration that. You had to beryllium ace judge earlier you put those benignant of things connected a person. Especially a personification for illustration me.”

After emphasizing that he took nan allegations against him “really hard,” Jay-Z erstwhile again denied nan accusations and insisted they were “not true.”

“I knew that we were going to locomotion done that because, first of all, it’s not true,” he said. “And nan truth, astatine nan extremity of nan day, still reigns supreme.”

An anonymous female revenge an amended civilian suit against nan “99 Problems” rapper, calved Shawn Carter, successful New York national tribunal successful December 2024.

She alleged that, astatine nan property of 13, she was raped by some Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs while an unnamed female personage watched pursuing nan MTV Video Music Awards successful September 2000.

Jay-Z described nan suit arsenic a “blackmail attempt” and nan allegations arsenic “heinous successful nature” successful a connection to Page Six astatine nan time.

Although nan “Hard Knock Life” rapper revenge a mobility requesting that his accuser beryllium named aliases nan suit beryllium dismissed, nan judge ruled that she could proceed with nan suit and stay anonymous while doing so.

However, Jay-Z’s anonymous accuser voluntarily and pinch prejudice withdrew her suit successful February 2025, meaning she couldn’t refile it, after inconsistencies successful her communicative emerged.

“Today is simply a victory,” he said aft nan suit was dropped. “The frivolous, fictitious, and appalling allegations person been dismissed. This civilian suit was without merit and ne'er going anywhere.”

He continued, “The fictional communicative they created was laughable, if not for nan seriousness of nan claims. I would not wish this acquisition connected anyone. The trauma that my wife, my children, loved ones and I person endured tin ne'er beryllium dismissed.”

One period later, successful March 2025, Jay-Z sued his erstwhile rape accuser and her lawyer, Tony Buzbee, successful Alabama for allegedly colluding to falsely impeach him of intersexual assault and causing him to suffer $20 million.

Diddy, meanwhile, is presently incarcerated successful New Jersey arsenic he serves a four-year sentence for proscription to prosecute successful prostitution.

Elsewhere during his GQ interview, nan “Blueprint” creator opened up astir fatherhood.

He and Beyoncé share 3 kids: girl Blue Ivy, 14, and 8-year-old twins Rumi and Sir.

“It gives everything meaning, everything,” he said of being a dad. “I’ll spell cross-country, do what I person to do, and I’m backmost connected nan level that night. I emotion taking them to school. I emotion picking them up. Everything intends truthful overmuch more.”

Jay-Z besides addressed nan ongoing beef betwixt chap hip-hop icons Kendrick Lamar and Drake.

“Now, group that for illustration Kendrick dislike Drake, nary matter what he makes. It’s for illustration an onslaught connected his character,” he shared. “I don’t cognize if I emotion that. I don’t cognize if it’s adjuvant to our maturation wherever nan fallout lands, particularly connected societal media.”

If you aliases personification you cognize is affected by immoderate of nan issues raised successful this story, telephone nan Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.