Jay-Z

Attorney Tony Buzbee has asked a court to disregard the retraction of a rape allegation previously filed against Jay-Z by a former client. The motion keeps alive a claim the accuser has since withdrawn, and the dispute now turns on whether the retraction should be allowed to stand in the ongoing litigation.

Pedicab operators in New York keep playing Alicia Keys and Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind' loudly outside Broadway theaters while shows are underway, according to Gothamist's Early Addition round-up. The noise is frustrating theatergoers and venues, adding to ongoing complaints about pedicab conduct and noise around the Times Square theater district.

San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper says Jay-Z may have placed a hex on the team during their NBA Finals loss, a lighthearted claim tying the music mogul to the franchise's defeat. The remark has circulated among basketball fans, with many treating it as playful superstition rather than a serious accusation.

Jay-Z has asked a court to revive his extortion case against the lawyer behind a rape lawsuit against him, after the accuser reportedly recanted her claim. The move follows the dismissal of the original rape suit, and Jay-Z argues the retraction shows the allegation was fabricated as part of an attempted shakedown. The case has drawn wide attention given the rapper's profile and the fallout over the now-withdrawn accusations.