Jay Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ accuser, who filed the lawsuit underneath the alias Jane Doe, had been favored within the newest ruling within the case in opposition to the music moguls.
As reported the individualsUS District Choose Analisa Torres has allowed the girl to stay nameless within the rape case in opposition to Jay-Z and Diddy.
It began when the defendant alleged in her lawsuit that each Diddy and Jay-Z sexually assaulted her in 2000 when she was 13 years outdated, after she was transported to the MTV Video Music Awards.
She initially filed a lawsuit in opposition to Diddy in October, and two months later amended her criticism in December, including the identify of Jay-Z, whose actual identify is Shawn Carter.
In response, Jay-Z’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, responded, saying the lawsuit ought to be dismissed if the accuser doesn’t reveal her identification.
The decide rejected that suggestion Thursday in her ruling, stating that “Carter’s counsel’s relentless submitting of combative motions containing inflammatory language and private assaults is inappropriate, a waste of judicial sources, and unlikely to profit his shopper’s techniques.”
“The courtroom is not going to expedite the judicial course of just because an legal professional requests it,” Choose Torres added.
