Jay-Z Breaks Silence on 2024 Sexual Assault Lawsuit: ‘Took a Lot Out of Me’

In 2024, Jay-Z was accused of sexually assaulting a then-13-year-old girl in 2000, alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs. The case was eventually dropped. Now, the former is speaking out about the emotional toll the allegations took on him.

The allegations came up in a new cover story for GQ, in which Jay-Z gave a rare, in-depth interview. He brought up the lawsuit himself when asked how he would rate his 2025, which is when most of the fallout from the December 2024 lawsuit played out in the public.