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\n Related: <\/span>Jay-Z Walks ‘Mufasa’ Red Carpet With Beyonce and Family Amid Rape Allegations<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tJay-Z has made his first public appearance after being accused of raping a 13-year-old girl with Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs in the early 2000s. The rapper, 55, stepped out alongside his wife, Beyonc\u00e9, the couple\u2019s daughter Blue Ivy Carter and his mother-in-law, Tina Knowles, at the premiere of Disney\u2019s Mufasa in Hollywood, California, on Monday, December [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The outing marked the first public appearance of Jay-Z, 55, since he was accused on Sunday, December 8 of raping a 13-year-old<\/a> girl in the early 2000s along with Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs.<\/strong><\/p>\nEarlier on Monday, 50 Cent took to a different social media platform and appeared to allude to the controversy via a post on his X account<\/a> which referenced the Super Bowl.<\/p>\nThe rapper shared a popular meme of himself sitting in a car and driving away.<\/p>\n
\u201cOk I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on, but are we gonna still have the Super Bowl. \ud83d\ude1f,\u201d he captioned the post. \u201cI\u2019m just asking for a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"50](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/50-cent-mocks-jay-z-for-attending-premiere-amid-rape-allegations-2189125553.jpg?w=1000&quality=70&strip=all\")
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\n Jay-Z, Beyonce and Blue Ivy Carter.<\/span> (Photo by Axelle\/Bauer-Griffin\/FilmMagic)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nJay-Z\u2019s company Roc Nation has played a key part in pulling together the Super Bowl\u2019s halftime entertainment since 2020.<\/p>\n
Kendrick Lamar<\/strong> is currently scheduled to be this year\u2019s headliner, performing at the event which is to be held in February 2025 in New Orleans.<\/p>\nWhen asked about the X post on the \u201cBig Boy TV\u201d podcast episode later that day, 50 Cent joked, \u201cI\u2019m just asking for Kendrick. I\u2019m just trying to figure out if we\u2019re still doing everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
He explained that he believed the NFL might want to cut ties after the allegations, adding, \u201cThey will fall back, the NFL\u2026 they won\u2019t necessarily be associated with that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Per NBC News, Jay-Z was accused of allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 with Combs, 55. The accuser, who has remained anonymous and was only identified as \u201cJane Doe,\u201d claimed the assault occurred at an afterparty for the MTV Music Video Awards.<\/p>\n
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Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, responded to the lawsuit<\/a> on Sunday, December 8. The statement, provided to Us Weekly<\/em>, denied the allegations, saying that his \u201conly heartbreak is for my family.\u201d (Jay-Z has been married to Beyonc\u00e9 since 2008, and the pair share three children, Blue Ivy and twins Rumi and Sir, both 8.)<\/p>\n
Earlier on Monday, 50 Cent took to a different social media platform and appeared to allude to the controversy via a post on his X account<\/a> which referenced the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n The rapper shared a popular meme of himself sitting in a car and driving away.<\/p>\n \u201cOk I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on, but are we gonna still have the Super Bowl. \ud83d\ude1f,\u201d he captioned the post. \u201cI\u2019m just asking for a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n Jay-Z\u2019s company Roc Nation has played a key part in pulling together the Super Bowl\u2019s halftime entertainment since 2020.<\/p>\n Kendrick Lamar<\/strong> is currently scheduled to be this year\u2019s headliner, performing at the event which is to be held in February 2025 in New Orleans.<\/p>\n When asked about the X post on the \u201cBig Boy TV\u201d podcast episode later that day, 50 Cent joked, \u201cI\u2019m just asking for Kendrick. I\u2019m just trying to figure out if we\u2019re still doing everything.\u201d<\/p>\n He explained that he believed the NFL might want to cut ties after the allegations, adding, \u201cThey will fall back, the NFL\u2026 they won\u2019t necessarily be associated with that.\u201d<\/p>\n Per NBC News, Jay-Z was accused of allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 with Combs, 55. The accuser, who has remained anonymous and was only identified as \u201cJane Doe,\u201d claimed the assault occurred at an afterparty for the MTV Music Video Awards.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, responded to the lawsuit<\/a> on Sunday, December 8. The statement, provided to Us Weekly<\/em>, denied the allegations, saying that his \u201conly heartbreak is for my family.\u201d (Jay-Z has been married to Beyonc\u00e9 since 2008, and the pair share three children, Blue Ivy and twins Rumi and Sir, both 8.)<\/p>\n<\/div>
\n Jay-Z, Beyonce and Blue Ivy Carter.<\/span> (Photo by Axelle\/Bauer-Griffin\/FilmMagic)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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