NFL’s Partnership With Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Is ‘Not Changing’ Amid Rape Allegation, Says Roger Goodell
variety.comThania Garcia NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the active rape allegation against rapper Jay-Z won’t impact the league’s relationship with Roc Nation, the entertainment company founded by rapper.
Jay-Z, aka Shawn Carter, was accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 with Sean “Diddy” Combs. During a press conference in Irving, Texas on Wednesday, Goodell said the league’s relationship with Carter and Roc Nation “is not changing… including our preparations for the next Super Bowl.” “We are aware of the civil allegations and Jay Z’s really strong response to that,” Goodell said. “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.” Kendrick Lamar is scheduled to perform at the 2025 Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime show scheduled for Feb.
9, 2025, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The show is not only produced Roc Nation, but the company is also the strategic entertainment advisor of the live performance.
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