A New York judge opted to keep the identity of the woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 years old nearly 25 years ago a secret for now — just weeks after the hip-hop mogul’s attorney pushed for her name to be revealed, reports The NY Post.
In a new filing Thursday, Judge Analisa Torres scolded the rapper’s lawyer Alex Spiro for being combative and attempting to “fast-track” the judicial process after he made multiple requests that the court deny the alleged victim’s plea request to remain anonymous and dismiss the scathing lawsuit filed against Jay-Z — whose real name is Shawn Carter.
“Carter’s lawyer’s relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks is inappropriate, a waste of judicial resources, and a tactic unlikely to benefit his client,” Torres said in the five-page filing.
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“The Court will not fast-track the judicial process merely because counsel demands it,” the judge added.
“Here, the weight of the factors tips in favor of allowing Plaintiff to remain anonymous, at least for this stage of the litigation.”
The woman — referred to as “Jane Doe” in her suit — accused Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of drugging and raping her at an after-party for the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City, according to the disturbing suit filed in the Southern District of New York earlier this month.
The woman alleges she was approached by Combs’ alleged limo driver, who invited her to an after-party while she tried to get into the VMAs show at Radio City Music Hall in September of that year.
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