A woman alleging rape by Jay-Z and Sean 'Diddy' Combs at age 13 can proceed anonymously in her lawsuit. Judge Analisa Torres granted the request but noted the woman may be required to reveal her identity later if the case advances. The judge also criticized Jay-Z's lawyer for 'inflammatory language' used against the plaintiff's legal team.
A judge has allowed a woman's lawsuit against Jay Z and Diddy to proceed anonymously. The woman may be required to reveal her identity at a later date, if the case proceeds. An Alabama woman who says she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean 'Diddy' Combs when she was 13 can proceed anonymously in her lawsuit against the rap moguls, a judge ruled.
In her written order released on Thursday local time, Judge Analisa Torres also chastised the lawyer representing Jay-Z for what she described as his combative motions and 'inflammatory language' against the plaintiff's lawyer, calling them inappropriate. The Manhattan jurist said the woman can proceed anonymously at this early stage of the litigation, but she may be required to reveal her identity at a later date, if the case proceeds.Torres also cited 'substantial interest' from the public. He also faces a wave of sexual assault lawsuits, many of which were filed by the plaintiff's lawyer, Tony Buzbee, a Texas attorney who says his firm represents more than 150 people, both men and women, who allege sexual abuse and exploitation by Combs. The lawsuits allege many individuals were abused at parties in New York, California and Florida after receiving drug-laced drinks. Combs' lawyers have dismissed Mr Buzbee's lawsuits as 'shameless publicity stunts, designed to extract payments from celebrities who fear having lies spread about them, just as lies have been spread about Mr Combs.' Jay-Z, who's married to Beyoncé, says the lawsuit is an attempt to get him to settle against the allegations.Jay-Z has said in a statement that Mr Buzbee is trying to blackmail him to settle the Alabama woman's allegations.In her lawsuit, the woman who says she was raped at 13 identifies herself as 'Jane Doe
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