A woman from Alabama who claims she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean Diddy Combs when she was 13 will be allowed to keep her identity anonymous for now in her lawsuit against the two rap moguls, a judge decided on Thursday. However, the judge warned that she may need to reveal her name later if the case moves forward.
Judge Analisa Torres also criticized the lawyer representing Jay-Z for his aggressive motions and disrespectful language towards the plaintiff’s lawyer, calling his behavior inappropriate.
The woman, referred to as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, says the alleged incident occurred in 2000 in New York City after she attended an MTV Music Awards after-party. She claims she was driven there by a limo driver she met in Rochester, and was then attacked by Jay-Z and Combs.
Combs is currently in jail in New York, awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges and facing several other sexual assault lawsuits. Many of these lawsuits were filed by the plaintiff’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, who represents over 150 people claiming abuse by Combs. The lawsuits allege that parties in New York, California, and Florida involved drugged drinks and sexual abuse.
Combs’ legal team has called these lawsuits “publicity stunts,” meant to get money from celebrities. Jay-Z has claimed that Buzbee is attempting to blackmail him to settle the Alabama woman’s accusations.
The woman’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, did not comment on the court’s decision.
Jay-Z’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, requested that the judge dismiss the case against him, arguing that the woman’s story had inconsistencies. For example, she claimed to have traveled for five hours to watch the awards show, but there was no jumbotron at the event, as she said. Additionally, the woman’s father denied driving her to New York City as she had claimed.
Judge Torres also criticized Spiro’s approach, calling his filings a waste of time and inappropriate, stating that the court would not rush the case just because of Spiro’s demands.
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