A lawsuit accusing Jay-Z of rape has been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff, who initially filed it in October before amending the complaint in December to name both Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, and Sean Combs.

The plaintiff had alleged that the two men raped a 13-year-old girl at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000. Representatives for Carter and Combs had denied the accusations.

Following the lawsuit’s dismissal, Carter addressed the decision in a statement. “Today is a victory,” he said. “The frivolous, fictitious and appalling allegations have been dismissed. This civil suit was without merit and never going anywhere. The fictional tale they created was laughable, if not for the seriousness of the claims. I would not wish this experience on anyone. The trauma that my wife, my children, my loved ones and I have endured can never be dismissed.”

Carter also criticized the plaintiff’s attorney,...