Jay-Z’s accuser is firing back at claims that she retracted her allegations, arguing that the private investigators who recorded her conversation misrepresented what really happened.
A day after Jay-Z’s legal team released parts of the recording, the woman, identified as Jane Doe, filed new declarations stating that the investigators, Charlotte Henderson and James Butler, showed up uninvited at her Alabama home and caught her off guard. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, she insists she was anything but “calm, natural, or at ease” during the interaction, saying she “trembled the entire time we spoke.” That directly contradicts the investigators’ claim that she appeared composed.
Doe also refutes their statement that she told them four times Jay-Z wasn’t involved in the alleged 2000 sexual assault after the VMAs in New York City. In her declaration, she states, “I never stated (whether once or 4 times) that Mr. Carter did not assault me.”
However, in the recording released by Jay-Z’s team, Doe is heard responding, “Yeah,” when an investigator states that Jay didn’t commit any “sexual acts towards you.”
Another point of contention is whether her attorney, Tony Buzbee, pressured her into suing Jay-Z. While the investigators claim she admitted this, Doe denies ever making that statement. Interestingly, Henderson’s declaration includes a direct quote—“He was the one that kind of pushed me towards going forward with him, with Jay-Z.” That same line is in the recording, yet Doe insists, “I never made any such statements to Henderson or any other person.”
She also claims her words were twisted regarding a comment she made, “How does this help me?” She says it wasn’t about personal gain but a response to Henderson yelling, “We’re trying to help you.” Although Doe dropped her lawsuit, Jay-Z is now suing her and Buzbee for defamation.
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