Numerous NFL fans on social media are urging the league to sever its business relationship with Jay-Z following allegations of him sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at a party after the 2000 MTV VMAs.
The accusation was included in an amendment to a lawsuit against Diddy, with both Jay-Z and Diddy denying the claims. Despite their denial, some NFL fans are demanding action.
“Hey @NFL Jay Z got a weird case why he’s still around?” one user on X (formerly Twitter) wrote on Sunday. Another wrote: “Jay Z should lose his job with the @NFL which means all his decisions should be reversed so no Kendrick Super Bowl.” One more posted: “As a conservative white woman and mother of ten, I am not comfortable watching the Super Bowl this year knowing that Jay Z is so heavily involved with the @NFL as an organization.”
Jay-Z has already denied the allegations, posting a fiery statement on X calling out attorney Tony Buzbee. “What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make me want to settle,” his statement reads in part. “No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion. So no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!!” He concluded: “Only your network of conspiracy theorists, fake physics, will believe the idiotic claims you have levied against me that, if not for the seriousness surrounding harm to kids, would be laughable. I look forward to showing you just how different I am.”
For years, Jay-Z and his Roc Nation company have worked closely with the NFL on events like the Super Bowl Halftime Show, assisting in selecting artists like Kendrick Lamar as headliners for the game.
