Roger Goodell breaks silence on Jay-Z after calls for rapper to lose Super Bowl deal amid rape allegation

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has broken his silence following the rape accusation against rapper and mogul Jay-Z.

Jay-Z’s company, Roc Nation, is producing the Super Bowl halftime show, although the artist was recently accused of rape in a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs.

However, Goodell said Wednesday at a press conference that ‘the relationship [between the league and Jay-Z] doesn’t change.’

Jay-Z has angrily denied the rape allegation, saying it was part of an extortion attempt

“We are aware of the civil lawsuit and Jay Z’s strong response,” he also said.

A woman who previously sued Combs alleging she was raped at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards after-party when she was 13 years old amended the lawsuit Sunday with a new allegation that Jay-Z was also at the party and participated participated. the sexual assault.

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