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Jay-Z tries a different tack after a judge ruled that the woman suing him can remain anonymous.
Back Rolling Stone a Closing datethe rap mogul’s lawyer, Alex Spirofiled new paperwork on Monday, December 30, seeking to challenge lawsuit accusing Jay-Z of rape because the alleged attack is said to have taken place months before the December 2000 law offering civil rights to victims of gender-based violence came into force. In December 2022, the New York City Council amended the law to allow a two-year window for people to submit historic claims that might otherwise have passed the statute of limitations.
“Plaintiff cannot recover for her individual claim under the Victims of Sexually Motivated Violence Act (the GMV Law), as a matter of law, because the statute does not have retroactive effect,” Spiro wrote in a letter to Judge Analisa Torresper Closing date.
He continued, “Plaintiff alleges a violation of the GMV Law for conduct that allegedly occurred in September 2000. But the GMV Law was not enacted until December 19, 2000, three months after the FAC alleged that the conduct had occur, and cannot make a retrospective application to create a cause of action not available to the Plaintiff at the time in question.”
Lawyer Alex Spiro shared new insight into how his client Jay-Z reacted to the recent rape allegation against him. “He’s upset,” Spiro, 41, said of Jay-Z, 55, during a press roundtable at the Roc Nation offices in NYC on Monday, December 16, attended by Us Weekly. “He is upset that someone would be allowed to do this, (…)
In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, Jay-Z’s accuser, identified only as “Jane Doe,” claiming she was raped by the rapper and fellow musician Sean “Diddy” Combs at the MTV Video Music Awards after-party in 2000. She said she was 13 at the time. (Jay-Z and Diddy have denied the allegations.)
Last week, Judge Torres he said in court documents obtained by TMZ that Jane Doe can remain anonymous after Jay-Z’s lawyer filed to have it the case has been dismissed and Doe’s revelation. However, the judge noted that the circumstances could change as the case progressed. Torres said she plans to revisit the issue if and when the case proceeds.
Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs faced ups and downs while building their successful hip-hop empires. Running in similar industry circles since the ’90s – when Diddy and Jay-Z launched Bad Boy Records and Roc-A-Fella Records, respectively, in New York City – the pair formed a friendly rivalry as their individual music careers start Over (…)
Torres also accused Spiro of being aggressive and trying to “rush” the case, per the outlet.
Attorney Tony Buzzbeewho represents Doe, in a statement to Us Weekly“I don’t usually comment on court rulings. I will say that the concerted and desperate efforts to attack me as counsel for alleged victims fall flat.”
Buzbee and Jay-Z are also locked in their own legal battle. Jay-Z – real name Shawn Carter – is suing Buzbee, accusing him of extortion and defamation. Buzzbee filed his own suit against Jay-Z’s Roc Nation earlier this month, alleging that the company bribed its clients to file suits against his company, threatened former clients and impersonated state officials. (Rock Nation is called the “baloney” lawsuit.”)
