Rapper Jay-Z will not have his petition to dismiss rape accusations granted, U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres ruled on Thursday.
The anonymous plaintiff accused the 55-year-old recording artist and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13. Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, vehemently denied the allegations and immediately motioned to dismiss the case.
The judge also chastised Carter’s lawyer for “relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks [on accuser’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee],” per a court order obtained by Variety. “Since Carter’s attorney first appeared in this case seventeen days ago, he has submitted a litany of letters and motions attempting to impugn the character of Plaintiff’s lawyer [Buzbee],” the document said.
The judge further described the flurry of complaints as “inappropriate, a waste of judicial resources, and a tactic unlikely to benefit his client [Jay-Z].”
Judge Torres also ruled that the plaintiff may remain anonymous for the time being, CBS News reported. […]
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