NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is catching heat online after breaking his silence on the recent allegations made against Roc Nation founder Jay-Z.
The hip-hop mogul has been added to a lawsuit in which a certain Jane Doe is alleging that he raped her along with Diddy at a party in 2000 while she was only 13.
Jay-Z rebuffed the accusation with a robust statement daring the alleged victim’s lawyer to file a criminal complaint.
Given Roc Nation’s deal with the NFL—the entertainment company has been taking charge of the Super Bowl halftime since 2020—Goodell was expected to comment on the matter. He did so on Wednesday, claiming that the league is fully aware of the civil lawsuit, but the relationship between them and Jay-Z remains intact.
“We are aware of the civil litigation and Jay Z’s strong response,” he said, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. “The relationship is not changing.”