NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the bombshell allegations made against rapper Jay-Z in a lawsuit on Sunday.
Jay-Z (born Shawn Carter), 55, faces allegations that he assaulted a 13-year-old girl along with Sean Combs, 55, in 2000.
Jay-Z’s entertainment company Roc Nation has produced the Super Bowl halftime show since 2019.
“We are aware of the civil allegations and Jay-Z’s really strong response to that. We know the litigation is happening now so, from our standpoint, our relationship is not changing with them including our preparation for the next Super Bowl,” Goodell said in a statement on Wednesday.
February’s Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans, will be headlined by rapper Kendrick Lamar.
Goodell’s statement comes amid reports that former Def Jam Recordings rapper Foxy Brown seemed to confirm rumors that Jay-Z likes them young.
Brown, 46, was a protégé of Jay-Z’s in the 1990s, and was featured on a track on his 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt.
On Monday, Dec. 9, Brown shared a series of cryptic posts to her Instagram Stories, writing “WOW,” and “WAIT,” alongside a surprise emoji,” according to screenshots saved by TMZ.
There are longstanding rumors that Brown had a relationship with adult Jay-Z when she was only 15.
Brown has denied those rumors for years, but fans speculate that she was paid for her silence.
The Ill Na Na’s last album Broken Silence was released in 2001.
