India, Feb. 15 -- Jay-Z has issued a statement following the dismissal of a sexual assault lawsuit filed against him by a woman identified as Jane Doe. The lawsuit, which was originally filed in October, accused the rapper and Sean Diddy Combs of raping the woman at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000 when she was just 13 years old. The case was dropped on Friday after the refiled complaint in December included Jay-Z as a defendant alongside Diddy.

In his statement, the rapper said, "Today is a victory. The frivolous, fictitious, and appalling allegations have been dismissed. This civil suit was without merit and never going anywhere. The fictional tale they created was laughable, if not for the seriousness of the claims." He co...