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The woman who has accused Jay-Z Sexual violence can remain anonymous in court for now.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ Thursday, December 26, judge Analyze Torres He ruled that the accuser, who has gone by the moniker Jane Doe in the lawsuit, can remain anonymous in the case. 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.
Torres also accused Jay-Z’s lawyer, Alex Spiroof being aggressive and trying to “rush” the case, outlet by outlet.
Attorney Tony Buzbee, who represents Doe, said in a statement to Us Weekly saying, “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.”
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, (…)
Earlier this month, news broke that Jay-Z, 55, was named in a civil lawsuit side by side Sean “Diddy” Combs. In the paperwork, Doe accused the two rappers of raping her when she was 13 at an MTV Video Music Awards after party in 2000. The lawsuit was initially filed in October in which Diddy, 55, was the only one named in the documents. However, Buzbee – who also represents a number of people who claim to be Diddy’s victims – refiled the paperwork on December 8 to include Jay-Z in the suit.
Jay-Z and Diddy have denied the allegations. In a statement to Us WeeklyJay-Z referring to his wife, Beyoncéto whom he has been married since 2008, and their three children: Blue Ivy, 12, and the twins Rumi and Syr, both 8.
“My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of them at an age where his friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people,” his message read. . “I mourn another loss of innocence. Children should not have to suffer like this at a young age. It is unfair to have to try to understand an inexplicable degree of malice that is meant to destroy families and the human spirit.”
Jay-Z file a motion to dismiss the civil lawsuit “for lack of subject matter jurisdiction due to plaintiff’s lack of standing.”
“Plaintiff has provided no evidence – no affidavit, statement, or specific factual support – to establish the type of serious harm necessary to justify a pseudonym,” the document states.
In that same paperwork, the Roc Nation founder also asked the court that Doe’s identity be “immediately disclosed” to the public.
After filing the proposal, Spiro held a press conference on December 16, at Roc Nation’s offices in New York City where Us and other reporters were present. Spiro began the meeting by stating that Jay-Z “did not rape a child” and gave a presentation detailing alleged holes in the accuser’s story. Spiro also claimed that a number of people ready to come forward addressing the inconsistencies in the rape allegation made against Jay-Z.
Jay-Z and attorney Tony Buzbee’s current legal drama has just begun. On Sunday, December 8, news broke that Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter) was named alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs in a civil lawsuit filed by Buzbee. According to NBC News, the legal paperwork accused Jay-Z, 55, of allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 (…)
The woman from before it came on to address the discrepancies in her account.
“You should always fight for what happened to you,” the unidentified woman, who goes by Jane Doe in legal documents, said in a Dec. 13 interview with NBC News. “You should always advocate for yourself and be your own voice. You should never let what someone else did ruin or run your life. I hope I can give others the strength to come forward as I came forward.”
