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A civil lawsuit filed agianst Jay-Z in December has not been dismissed, but the music mogul is seeking compensation for the "smear campaign."

Many people have called for Jay-Z, 55, whose given name is Shawn Carter, to be thrown in jail -- for example saying he should join Diddy "in prison. Then later in hell."

The sketch aired in 2000 ...

Jay-Z and his wife Beyoncé faced death threats after a 'malicious and fictitious' lawsuit falsely accused the rapper of rape, his counter suit has revealed.

RAPPER Jay-z says he and wife Beyonce were sent death threats after he was accused of raping a girl of 13. The 55-year-old claims the allegation in a now-abandoned lawsuit was intended to cause him ...

Jay-Z praised the withdrawal as a 'victory' in a statement.

Beyonce's reaction revealed after a lawsuit accusing her husband Jay-Z of raping a 13-year-old in 2000 alongside Sean 'Diddy' Combs was dismissed by the alleged victim's attorney.

Here's what he said.

The suit was initially filed in October, claiming that the woman was lured by a limousine driver outside the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards and assaulted by the two rappers at an after-party.

The woman who accused Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 years old is now withdrawing her civil suit against them. NBC's Chloe Melas reports for TODAY.