Jay Z It is a step closer in his effort to dismiss the lawsuit Accusing him of rape in 2000 For a 13 year old girl.
On Thursday, January 2nd. Judge Annalisa Torres of the Southern District of New York granted a request from the rapper's attorney, Alex Spiroto file a motion to dismiss the case on procedural grounds, according to court documents shared via X By legal affairs journalist Megan M. Konev.
Spiro argued in a Monday, December 30 letter to Judge Torres The woman suing Jay-Z can't file a claim The rapper (real name Shawn Carter) was charged under New York City's Sexual Violence Protection Act because it only went into effect after she claimed she was assaulted by Jay-Z.
In the lawsuit filed by the woman – identified only as “Jane Doe” – She claimed that she was raped By Jay Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs At the MTV Video Music Awards in September 2000 when she was only 13 years old. (Both stars have denied the allegations.) A New York City law providing civil recourse to victims of gender-based violence took effect in December of that year. (It was amended in December 2022 to allow a two-year period for people to bring historical claims that would have otherwise exceeded the statute of limitations.)
According to Judge Torres' decision on Thursday, Jay-Z's attorneys have been granted permission to file a motion to dismiss the case by February 6. Jane Doe's attorney will have until February 28 to file opposition papers. Jay-Z has a chance to respond by March 14.
“Plaintiff cannot recover her sole claim under the Gender-Motivated Violence Victim Protection Act (GMV Act), as a matter of law, because the statute is not retroactive,” Spiro wrote in a letter to Judge Torres on Monday. .
He continued: “Plaintiff asserts a violation of the GMV Act because of conduct that allegedly occurred in September 2000. But the GMV Act was not enacted until December 19, 2000, three months after the FACAC alleged that the conduct occurred, and it cannot be applied retroactively to establish cause.” The claim is not available to the plaintiff at the relevant time.”
Do lawyer, Tony BuzbeeHe wrote a letter to Judge Torres on Tuesday, December 31, opposing Jay-Z's motion to dismiss. “Defendant’s argument regarding the Gender-Based Violence Act is unpersuasive, because it conflicts with the statute’s primary purpose: making it easier for victims of gender-motivated violence to seek civil remedies in court — not, as Defendant would have it, harder,” Buzbee wrote, according to the court document. subscriber By Cuniff on Thursday.
Jay-Z's attorney, Alex Spiro, is setting the record straight regarding his client's relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs. Mr. Carter has no connection to the case of Mr. Combs or Mr. Combs. “They have known each other on a professional level for a number of years,” Spiro told Us Weekly and other reporters during a roundtable with the press on Monday, December…
Last week, Judge Torres This was stated in court documents obtained by TMZ That Jane Doe could remain nameless because she rejected Jay-Z's first attempt to get… The lawsuit was dismissed Doe's identity was revealed. However, the judge noted that circumstances may change as the case progresses. Torres stated that she intends to revisit the case if the case develops.
Lawyers for Doe, Buzbee, and Jay-Z are also waging their own legal battle. Jay-Z is suing Buzbee, accusing him of extortion and defamation. Buzbee He filed his own lawsuit against Jay-Z's band Roc Nation Earlier this month, the company allegedly bribed his clients to file lawsuits against his company, threatened former clients and impersonated government officials. (Roc Nation called the lawsuit “nonsense.”)
