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Almost two years ago, a law firm sued Jay-Z alleging that he teamed up with Diddy to rape their client when she was a child.

Now, that accuser is recanting the allegations again the famous rapper.

She is offering a full apology to the rapper and to his family, acknowledging the pain that her words caused.

The allegations are real — but she says that he was not involved.

Jay-Z’s accuser has exonerated h

Two years ago, a woman identified as Jane Doe filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Corey Carter.

In new documents, TMZ reports, she is recanting her allegations.

Her new filing asserts that there is “no truth” to any of her previous allegations.

“I understand my false accusations have caused Mr. Carter immense pain, suffering, and damage,” the court documents state.

Ms. Doe also acknowledged that this is pain “that can never be fully undone.”

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According to the filing, Ms. Doe disclosed “mental health conditions” to her legal team before the December 2024 filing.

The original allegations, which she has now recanted, claim that Jay and Diddy raped her while an unnamed third celebrity watched.

“There is no truth to any of my claims against Mr. Carter,” she reiterated.

Just to clear the air, she attested that she has received no “financial compensation of any kind from Mr. Carter, or anyone acting on his behalf.”

To be clear, however, the woman says that she was a victim of sexual violence — but not at the hands of Beyoncé’s husband.

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She is a victim — but misidentified her attacker

Ms. Doe’s new attorney, James Blair Newman Jr., spoke to TMZ about the dropped lawsuit against Jay-Z.

“Our client maintains that she was a victim of sexual assault,” Newman clarified.

“But she was entirely mistaken in her allegations identifying Mr. Carter,” the statement continued, “and those allegations were false.”

Newman reiterated: “Mr. Carter did not rape her, sexually assault her, engage in any inappropriate conduct towards her, and she has never met him.”

He added: “She sincerely and unconditionally apologizes to Mr. Carter and his family.”

False reports of rape are extremely rare — rarer even than rapists going to prison for their crimes, which is already a scarcity — but they can happen.

As in Ms. Doe’s case, it is more likely for someone who has been a victim of sexual abuse to blame the wrong person. For example, someone who was preyed upon by a trusted relative might “remember” another person as the culprit, as part of the subconscious mind protecting itself.

Another factor can, in rare cases, be fame or celebrity status. Accusing someone of sexual misconduct is rarely ruinous for the target (there are exceptions), but can easily ruin the life of the accuser. Especially when the accused is famous or powerful.

In this case, due to Ms. Doe’s specific circumstances, Jay-Z is no longer suing her now that she has recanted.

He is still going after the law firm that previously represented her.

Jay-Z Rape Accuser Exonerates Rapper, Apologizes to Beyoncé was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Fast food seafood can be a tricky menu option to get right, and these three chains rocked the boat entirely with fried fish sandwiches and shrimp offerings.

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Whether you’re a diehard Swiftie or just an unsuspecting social media user, by now, you’re probably aware that Taylor Swift has released four new songs.

Taylor teased the tracks — contained on her new Life of a Showgirl: The Encore bonus album — earlier this week, and fans lost their minds.

Now, the songs are finally here, and the reaction has been — decidedly mixed.

While some of the tracks are darker in tone — especially “Patient Zero,” which seems to chronicle Taylor’s escape from a toxic relationship — most are cheerier, in keeping with the overall vibe of the Showgirl album.

The most talked-about song by a wide margin is “Cleveland!,” Taylor’s ode to her marriage to Travis Kelce.

“The taste of me is acquired, but it’s his favorite dish / He says I look like an angel, they say, ‘I hate that bitch’ / There, that house with the porch is where he lived as a kid,” Tay sings on the track.

“He’s been saying forever, must not have read / That scathin’ take ‘bout how I’m fake / And he could find someone younger,” she continues. “I can see what they mean / And now I guess there’s somethin’ we all can agree on / But my baby likes what he likes.”

The song features a bit of uncharacteristic self-deprecation with Swift declaring that Kelce is the one person who doesn’t find her “completely insufferable.”

“You only need to find one person in this entire world who doesn’t find you completely insufferable, and I have an important announcement to make, I found mine,” she sings.

It’s a bit of an odd remark coming from the world’s most famous person, and it’s not the only line that’s struck a sour note with some listeners.

“None of Taylor’s songs for Travis really feel genuine, right? It just seems like forced effort, like she’s writing in a way that NEEDS TO PROVE she’s in love and not about the actual feeling of being in love itself,” wrote one user on X (formerly Twitter).

“Cleveland is an amazing example of Taylor Swift being at her worst when she pretends that she doesn’t care about her criticism. She obviously does, and the tension of trying to be wildly beloved is what drives a lot of her best songs,” another added.

but my baby likes what he likes
he already took me to Cleveland and showed me The Heights!
so hate all you likes
this is the love of my life pic.twitter.com/eVl69uQpgD

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“Cleveland! is the most embarrassing song released by any pop star in history and probably any musician if we’re being honest. Jesus Christ lol,” a third chimed in.

You get the idea. Naturally, there were a whole lot of people who loved the track — this is still Taylor Swift we’re talking about — but saying it’s not her most well-received work would be putting it mildly.

But maybe at this stage in her life, Taylor is so content that she’s no longer bothered by the criticism.

Taylor Swift’s Travis Kelce Ode ‘Cleveland!’ Divides Fans: Cringe or … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Why was everyone “flocking” to bring Amber Portwood to wild, horny parties back in her MTV days?

The former Teen Mom star is thinking back to the early years of her reality stardom.

As soon as she somehow got the label of party animal, she was invited to wild parties with alleged A-listers, she says.

Amber boasts that she “had sex with so many motherf–kers,” including fellow MTV stars.

Amber Portwood allegedly did very well for herself at secret celebrity parties

Taking to her new YouTube show, such as it is, Teen Mom alum Amber Portwood is spilling the alleged tea.

“I’ve had sex with so many motherf–kers from MTV,” she boasted. “It’s ridiculous.”

Amber continued: “And all [people] on television; it’s stupid.”

Thinking of her MTV days, she described: “You just get invited to the craziest things. Sometimes you don’t know who’s in front of you ’cause you’re so drunk or high and it’s dark as s–t.”

Amber added: “Then you figure it out within five minutes and you’re like, ‘Ah, OK. Over there? OK.”

“When I started getting introduced to all these underground parties, or all these parties in general,” Amber recalled.

She shared that “I would get the memo from a lot of people that, ‘Oh no, so and so from the shows, we’re not asking for them to come, because of certain reasons.’”

Amber shared: “They thought I was a partier.”

Her criminal history — the part about drugs, not the attacks on both of her baby daddies — would likely back up that characterization.

“That’s how they put me out there, as the partier, you know, in the beginning,” Amber guessed. “I think that’s why I got more [calls].”

She used to ‘have a f–king ball’ at these parties

According to Amber Portwood, most of her friends were “crew and above.”

She said that they would go out and “just have a f–king ball” at these alleged parties, which took place in major cities from coast to coast and in between.

“They would literally ask me to come out to a party just for fun, without no cameras or nothing around,” Amber reminisced. “And I would just go.”

She claimed: “You don’t know exactly where you’re going. They’re buying you the tickets, first off. There’s been times where I went on planes and I didn’t even know which state I was going to because it was, like, that secretive or whatever.”

Just for the record, when you board a flight, you can tell at the gate, from the tickets, from attendants, and more exactly where the flight is going. It is possible that, hypothetically, a person who is under the influence might not pay attention to or notice these details.

“I didn’t understand why I was the person, why everybody was flocking and trying to get me to go out and party with them, and bring me to all these big things,” Amber expressed … modestly?

“These big underground parties with people who I thought were absolutely A-list celebrities or big in whatever they did … Like, producers and directors and stuff like that. … a lot of musicians,” she claimed.

Amber then added that she didn’t want to name anyone or give people identifying details.

She claimed that these A-list stars were “doing things that I never would think they would ever do in front of people. [Being] naked, sex, drugs.”

Amber did admit that all of this helped her to better understand herself and her life because she “saw that people were just human.”

That’s actually very wise, which is not something that we are accustomed to hearing from Amber.

Amber Portwood Brags About Boning ‘So Many’ MTV Stars Back in the Day at … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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In August, the world lost Dolly Parton, one of our greatest cultural treasures.

Exactly one month later, people across America are celebrating a day in her honor.

Dolly was a profoundly good person who meant so much to so many people.

From across the aisle and from coast to coast, we can all come together to honor her enduring legacy.

Happy Dolly Parton Day!

In cities and states across the nation, Friday, September 25 is Dolly Parton Day.

The date was chosen as a nod to one of her most iconic songs.

“9 to 5” is a worker’s anthem, and Dolly not only starred in a film by that title, but was also a lifelong union member.

In the US, September 25 is abbreviated as “9/25,” like 9-to-5. We write it in this order because it matches the order in which we say dates aloud.

Other countries, where people might write the date as day-then-month, 25/9, might find this a little confusing.

Officially, the states of California and Ohio have declared this holiday statewide.

Cities and counties, such a some in Tennessee and Texas, have done this on the local level.

Major cities, such as New Orleans, New York, Portland (Oregon), and more have done the same.

State legislatures may meet at different times. In order for a holiday like this to be declared at the state level, in some cases, a law must be passed.

Passing such a bill in just a few weeks is not feasible for every state. Hopefully, next year, this will be official in all 50 States, plus in DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, and beyond.

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What made her so special to so many people?

To be clear, Dolly Parton Day is not merely a day for people who enjoyed her music, her films, or Dollywood.

We already mentioned her importance, practical and symbolic, to workers and to trade unions.

But Dolly was also famously one of the most charitable people alive.

This was true decades ago and in her final years.

From her Imagination Library to funding local residents after the Pigeon Forge fires in 2016 to donating to Hurricane relief after Helene hit in 2024, people for miles felt her generous spirit and her famous kindness.

Dolly’s kindness extended beyond her charitable programs and her donations.

She was also just genuinely nice to people.

From her statements on Black Lives Matter to her lifelong support for LGBTQ+ folks, she made it clear that she was a good person, even during times — past and present — when these communities were in the crosshairs.

Dolly always managed to show her values without being partisan or even particularly political, turning down honors that she felt might have made her seem to be “picking sides” in our polarized time.

She meant the world to so many people, and it is privilege to have lived at the same time as Dolly.

Dolly Parton Day Celebrated from Coast to Coast was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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