Court grants Jay-Z’s request for motion to dismiss r@pe case against him

Judge Analisa Torres of the New York court has granted a motion filed by music mogul Sean Carter, aka Jay Z, requesting to dismiss a rape case against him.

On Thursday, January 2, Judge Torres allowed the 55-year-old rapper’s legal team’s request to file a move for dismissal in the case filed against their client by an Alabama woman who alleged that Jay Z s3xually assaulted her 24 years ago.

”Carter’s request to file a motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s amended complaint is GRANTED,’ Torres wrote in court documents posted by law journalist Meghann Cuniff on X/Twitter Thursday.

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This development comes seven days after Judge Torres also ruled that the victim, who claimed to have been raped by Sean Puffy Combs, aka Puff Daddy, and Jay Z, at the age of 19, can proceed with her lawsuit anonymously.

According to the Manhattan jurist, the woman can proceed anonymously at this early stage of the litigation. Still, if the case goes forward, she might be asked to reveal her identity.

In her written order, Judge Torres also criticized Jay-Z’s attorney for his combative motions and “inflammatory language” against the plaintiff’s attorney, calling them inappropriate.

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