Jay-Z’s accuser won a small victory in a Manhattan federal courthouse. The judge is allowing an Alabama woman to proceed with her lawsuit against Jay-Z anonymously.
In her lawsuit, “Jane Doe” accused Jay-Z and Sean Combs of assaulting her while she was 13 years old in 2000.
During an urgent hearing last week, Jay-Z’s attorney, Alex Spiro, pushed the judge to drop Jay-Z’s name from the case.
However, the judge rejected the “litany” of “combative” letters and motions from Spiro.
“The Court will not fast-track the judicial process merely because counsel demands it,” Judge Analisa Torres wrote.
Jay-Z had hoped to get the case against him dismissed before his wife, Beyoncé, performed a Netflix Christmas Day halftime show. Jay-Z was asked to stay away from the football game to avoid any unnecessary press.
Torres noted that Spiro has “submitted a litany of letters and motions attempting to impugn the character of Plaintiff’s lawyer [Tony Buzbee]”.
Torres added that “[Jay-Z]’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.”
Apparently, the judge finds that the accuser has good cause to proceed with the case against Jay-Z.
Yikes, Judge Torres weighs in on the Jay-Z and Alex Spiro v Lawyer Tony Buzbee situation:
She's allowing the plaintiff to proceed anonymously, for now.
The judge goes off on Alex Spiro:
"The Court will not fast-track the judicial process merely because counsel demands it." pic.twitter.com/v1Xjtqzrx1
— Erick Stwebile ?? (@Thekeycritic) December 26, 2024
