Jay-Z’s rape lawsuit judge gives ruling on accusers identity
Jay-Z’s lawsuit judge granted permission to accuser to remain anonymous during proceeding
Jay-Z’s rape accuser is staying anonymous.
A New York judge has ruled that the woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of rape can proceed with her lawsuit and remain anonymous.
According to court documents obtained by The Post Thursday, Judge Analisa Torres decided that “the weight of the factors tips in favoring of allowing plaintiff to remain anonymous, at least for this stage of the litigation.”
Torres explained her reasoning, stating that the court “is not required to list each of the factors or use any particular formulation as long as it is clear that the court balanced the interests at stake in reaching its conclusion.”
The judge determined that the alleged victim is “particularly vulnerable to the possible harms of disclosure” because she allegedly “continues to experience depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and a seizure disorder associated with the stress of her sexual assault.”
Torres also criticized Jay-Z — born Shawn Carter — and his attorney, Alex Spiro, for opposing the Alabama woman’s request to remain anonymous, referring to her as “Jane Doe.”
She wrote in her ruling, “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.”
“The court will not fast-track the judicial process merely because counsel demands it.”
Earlier this month, the plaintiff amended her October complaint against Combs to also name Jay-Z, both 55, as the other male celebrity who allegedly raped her at a 2000 MTV Video Music Awards afterparty when she was 13.
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