The woman who accused Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of drugging and raping her when she was 13 can remain anonymous for now, citing the “high sensitivity” of her allegations, a judge ruled Thursday (December 26). .
According to court documents obtained advertising billboardJudge Annalisa Torres wrote that the “weight of factors” in the case currently “favors allowing the plaintiffs to remain anonymous.” In justifying the decision, the judge cited Jane Doe’s claims that she continues to suffer depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and other health effects as a result of the alleged rape, as well as claims by the woman’s attorney that Combs had threatened other victims. A victim of a lawsuit brought against him by his accuser for his remarks. However, the judge acknowledged that she planned to revisit the issue of anonymity later “because the balance of these factors will certainly change” as the case progresses.
Also in Thursday’s ruling, the judge denied Jay-Z’s legal team’s request for a speedy hearing on a motion to dismiss the case against him and criticized the rap mogul’s attorneys, Alex Spirofor “constantly filing combative motions containing inflammatory language and personal attacks” against the plaintiffs’ attorneys. tony buzbeecalling them “inappropriate, a waste of judicial resources, and a tactic unlikely to benefit his client.” The motion to expedite the hearing was filed with a Dec. 13 nbc news In an interview, Jane Doe admitted there were inconsistencies and “mistakes” in her account of the alleged attack, and that she had been disputed by her own father.
In a complaint filed earlier this month, the woman alleged that Combs and Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, drugged and sexually assaulted her after an after-party at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. The case is an updated version of an earlier complaint the woman filed separately against Combs.
The rap mogul and his attorneys have vehemently denied the accusations since the latest case, which included Carter’s, was filed on Dec. 8, with Carter calling the lawsuit an “extortion attempt” and describing Buzbee as a “fraud” whose purpose It’s “exploiting others” for personal gain. Buzbee filed a series of lawsuits against Combs over the past few months and said he represents dozens of victims who have yet to file complaints.
In a statement sent to advertising billboard In response to Thursday’s court ruling, Buzbee said, “Concerted and desperate efforts to attack me as attorney for the alleged victim have failed.”
Carter’s attorney did not immediately respond. advertising billboardRequest for comment.
The latest ruling in the case is part of an increasingly heated legal war between Jay-Z and Buzbee. On December 18, Buzbee filed a lawsuit against Jay-Z’s company Roc Nation and its lawyers, including Marcy Croft and law firm Quinn Emanuel accused them of “hiring shadow agents” to undermine his case against the rapper, including allegedly tipping off one of his former clients (Gerardo Garcia) Gerardo Garcia offered him money to persuade him to file a false lawsuit against his company – an incident in which Buzbee’s account was recorded. “The defendants conspired to obstruct justice by hiring shadow agents to illegally seek out two dozen current and former clients of the Buzbee Law Firm and persuade those clients to file frivolous lawsuits against them. [the firm],” Buzby wrote.
In response, a spokesperson for Roc Nation called Buzbee’s lawsuit “just another scam” and “a pathetic attempt to divert attention,” while Croft responded by calling the allegations in the lawsuit ” False” and “a desperate attempt to distract from him.” Increasing legal woes. “
The lawsuit Buzbee filed on Dec. 18 is actually the second he has filed against Carter’s attorneys in the past month. The first, filed in early December, accuses Quinn Emanuel of engaging in retaliatory behavior, including harassing Buzbee’s co-workers, customers and family members. This comes in response to Jay-Z’s secret lawsuit against Buzbee last November, in which the rapper accused Texas lawyers of taking the lead in seeking settlements from innocent celebrities after threatening to link them to Combs gold.
