Posted on 12/12/2024 4:27:45 PM PST by conservative98
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday the league’s partnership with Roc Nation, the entertainment company founded by rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, is “not changing” amid the civil lawsuit accusing Jay-Z of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was accused Sunday in a lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 along with Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“We are aware of the civil allegations and Jay Z’s really strong response to that," Goodell said at a news conference after a league meeting in Irving, Texas. "We know, obviously, that litigation is happening. But from our standpoint, our relationship is not changing with them, including our preparations for the next Super Bowl."
The NFL and Roc Nation entered a partnership in 2019 for the company to be the league’s “live music entertainment strategist.” Roc Nation has since annually produced the halftime show at the Super Bowl, including Kendrick Lamar’s upcoming performance in New Orleans in February.
The parties extended the partnership in October.
“I think they’re getting incredibly comfortable with not just the Super Bowl but other events that they have advised us on and helped us with,” Goodell said Wednesday. “They’ve been helpful in the social justice area to us on many occasions. They’ve been great partners that have provided a lot of value to us.”
Carter, 55, strongly denied the accusations in a statement Sunday.
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Its kind of ironic- for years the NFL would play the Gary Glitter song “Rock and Roll Pt 1 & 2” in stadiums across the league- then when Glitter was outed as a pedophile who liked little boys they stopped playing the song.
Evil guy.
Let’s see what Tony Buzbee does.
Beginning at the 1:00 mark and following interesting.
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