‘We didn’t let her leave’: Jay-Z criticized for keeping 16-year

In the wake of Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ arrest, people are speculating about which prominent entertainer will be exposed next.

Several conspiracy theories suggest that person could be Jay-Z. In addition to typical rumors and accusations he groomed his wife Beyoncé, resurfaced interviews are prompting people to question the origins of his working relationship with Rihanna.

Jay-Z admits he held a young Rihanna in his office for hours

Jay-Z signed the Barbados-born singer to Def Jam Recordings in 2005. At the time, he was the label’s president. Rihanna was 16 when her career was launched. Her debut album “Music of the Sun” was released that same year, following the success of her first single, “Pon de Replay,” which she had already recorded prior to her stardom.

However, her reflections about her first meeting with the hip-hop icon have come under scrutiny. Also in 2005, Ri Ri appeared on “The Tyra Banks Show,” where she performed her first massive U.S. hit and spoke about the night she became a signed recording artist.

Among remembering that she was riddled with nerves before meeting HOV, she recalled two specific comments he allegedly made. One of them being, “We don’t sign songs here; we sign artists,” and the other being, “‘There are two ways to leave here. I go through the door with the deal signed or through this window, and we’re on the 29th floor.’” The audience audibly let out groans of disbelief.

As the clip has gained new views on social media, several people expressed this shocking in the tactics Jay-Z used to sign the “ANTI” singer

Another comment read, “Now, imagine you have a 16 year old daughter and an older man said this to her… Man or woman; would you be ok with it? I don’t even have a daughter and it’s a hard ‘NO’, for me….!!!! To those that see this behavior and stand behind it; you are part of the problem.”

A second clip, also from 2005, explains Jay-Z’s account of the first meeting. In an interview with host Sway for MTV, the Grammy Award winner said, “When she walked in the office, I was like (speechless). You know, she just had just something about her,” he told Sway.

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