<p id=”par-1_64″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/jay-z/?swcfpc=1″>Jay-Z</a>, real name Shawn Carter, had a rough end to 2024. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/jay-z-pushing-accusers-name-public-amid-lawsuit.html/”>He was accused of raping a 13-year-old</a> in 2000 with Sean “Diddy” Combs. While he vowed to prove his innocence, he and his family — including his famous wife, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/beyonce-let-jay-z-allegations-bring-image.html/”>Beyoncé Knowles-Carter — feel the deep impact</a> of the allegations. Here’s what a source said about Beyoncé’s sister, Solange Knowles, fearing for Beyoncé’s future.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-beyonce-s-sister-solange-knowles-has-fears-for-beyonce-amid-the-allegations-against-jay-z”>Beyoncé’s sister, Solange Knowles, has fears for Beyoncé amid the allegations against Jay-Z</h2>
<p id=”par-2_84″>Jay-Z is locked in a legal battle as 2025 begins. His accuser alleged he raped her at 13 years old during a VMAs afterparty with Sean “Diddy” Combs. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/jay-z-more-than-prepared-deal-sexual-assault-allegations-expose-fraud.html/”>Jay-Z released a statement condemning</a> the allegations and stating how the lawsuit continues to impact his family negatively. Beyoncé hasn’t released a statement of her own. But a source told <a href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14239381/solange-knowles-beyonce-deeply-concerned-jay-z-child-rape-lawsuit.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>DailyMail.com</a> that Solange Knowles, Beyoncé’s younger sister, fears that “there could be no coming back” for Beyoncé if the star continues to stick by her husband.</p>
<p id=”par-3_23″>“Solange told Beyoncé, she warned her a decade ago and she wouldn’t listen,” the source alleged, adding that Solange feels “deeply concerned.” </p>
<p id=”par-4_30″>Jay-Z and Solange have had their differences in the past. In 2014, surveillance footage showed Solange yelling, hitting, and kicking Jay-Z in an elevator after the Met Gala afterparty. </p>
<p id=”par-5_46″>“Toward the end of the night, Jay said something inappropriate to Beyoncé and Solange, and [Solange] snapped,” an insider told <a href=”https://people.com/music/jay-z-solange-elevator-fight-everything-theyve-said/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>People</a> of the incident. “When they got in the elevator, it escalated quickly the way family tensions can. It got exceptionally heated the way family moments can.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_21″>After the fight in 2014, Solange said she and Jay-Z are “all good.” In 2017, Jay-Z called Solange his “sister.” </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-beyonce-1-000-believes-in-jay-z-s-innocence-another-source-says”>Beyoncé ‘1,000% believes in Jay-Z’s innocence,’ another source says </h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jay-Z-Beyonce-3.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Jay-Z looking up and laughing next to Beyoncé at an NBA game” class=”wp-image-3755306″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Jay-Z and Beyoncé Knowles attend the Houston Rockets vs Brooklyn Nets game | James Devaney/GC Images</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-7_40″>Despite the damning allegations against Jay-Z, Beyoncé reportedly “1,000% believes in Jay-Z’s innocence” as the legal battle rages on. A source told <a href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14230067/beyonce-sticking-jay-z-rape-case-lawsuit-child-judge-ruling.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>DailyMail.com</a> that she feels “heartbroken” by the allegations but plans to continue to stick by her husband. </p>
<p id=”par-8_58″>“Beyoncé is upset and concerned about the allegations brought on to her husband,” the insider said. “She 1,000% believes him. But it is very stressful to deal with, not only because everything is such in the public eye, but as a mother of a daughter at a similar age to the accuser at the time, it is heartbreaking.”</p>
<p id=”par-9_48″>The insider added that Beyoncé can’t do anything for Jay-Z “except support her man and be there for each other as the legal side of things goes through its motions.” She’s allegedly “praying” that the case will end soon so she and Jay-Z can resume their lives. </p>
<p id=”par-10_33″>“The one positive that could come from this is that they will be a stronger family afterward,” the insider continued, “because right now it is a black eye on their otherwise wonderful life.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-power-couple-allegedly-anticipated-sean-diddy-combs-arrest-dragging-in-jay-z”>The power couple allegedly anticipated Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ arrest dragging in Jay-Z</h2>
<p id=”par-11_39″>A source told <a href=”https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/how-beyonce-really-feels-about-jay-z-rape-allegations-sources-excl/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Us Weekly</a> that <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/beyonce-jay-z-knew-happen-jay-z-diddy-arrest.html/”>Beyoncé and Jay-Z expected some involvement</a> in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ case. Agents arrested Combs in September 2024 for sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has a longstanding friendship with Jay-Z.</p>
<p id=”par-12_41″>“His name has been pulled into the Diddy drama from the beginning, so they knew something was going to happen. They just didn’t know when,” the source alleged. “Jay-Z professed to Beyoncé that he’s innocent and it’s a total money grab.”</p>
<p id=”par-13_32″><strong><em>How to get help:</em></strong><em> In the U.S., call the RAINN National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 to connect with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. </em></p>
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