Jay-Z is determined to confront the rape allegations head-on as he moves into 2024.
Three days after a federal judge in New York denied the rapper’s attempts to dismiss claims involving him, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and an unnamed female celebrity who allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old over two decades ago, Jay-Z and his lawyer Alex Spiro are returning to court today for another round.
With Combs’ criminal sex trafficking trial set for May 5, Jay-Z and the Quinn Emanuel partner are counting on timing and location to dismiss the serious allegations.
“Plaintiff cannot recover for her sole claim under the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act (the GMV Law), as a matter of law, because the statute does not have retroactive effect,” wrote Spiro in a two-page letter to Judge Analisa Torres Monday announcing the latest attack on the Tony Buzbee represented Jane Doe’s First Amended Complaint. “Plaintiff asserts a violation of the GMV Law for conduct that purportedly occurred in September 2000. But the GMV Law was not enacted until December 19, 2000, three months after the FAC claims the conduct occurred, and cannot apply retroactively to create a cause of action unavailable to Plaintiff at the time in question.”
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An attorney known for representing high-profile clients like Alec Baldwin and Elon Musk, Spiro is making a bold move, taking a gamble for himself and Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter), hoping that Judge Torres won’t impose further penalties.
Spiro and his client are emphasizing the timeline in their argument, claiming that Jane Doe’s opportunity to take legal action “expired no later than August 2021.”
Three individuals are accused of a violent assault on a minor known as Jane Doe, said to have taken place on September 7, 2000, during one of Diddy’s controversial parties following that year’s MTV VMAs. A vivid lawsuit filed on October 20 outlined the allegations against Combs for the assaults, while only referring to a male participant as “Celebrity A” and another as “Celebrity B.”
On December 8, an updated complaint from Buzbee identified Jay-Z as “Celebrity A,” amidst escalating accusations of bribery and lawsuit trolling from both parties. Jay-Z swiftly responded to the allegations with a handwritten statement firmly denying any wrongdoing.
“These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!!” the billionaire rapper stated. In the subsequent days, documents and notifications were submitted to the court record officially refuting the allegations, pursuing compensation from both parties, along with requests for dismissal and additional matters.