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Less than 24 hours after Beyoncé‘s triumphant Christmas Day NFL halftime extravaganza blew Netflix viewers’ wigs off, a legal storm has hit the Carter household as Jay-Z lost his Hail Mary attempt to terminate the case against him and the incarcerated Sean “Diddy” Combs that alleges the duo violently assaulted a minor more than 20 years ago.
In a withering order published Thursday, a federal judge denied an effort by the Grammy-winning rapper, real name Shawn Carter, and his sharp-elbowed lead lawyer Alex Spiro to see the allegations against Jay-Z and Combs dismissed.
Judge Analisa Torres also rejected the “99 Problems” performer’s hopes to to see Jane Doe’s real identity made public, and to move the whole thing along at a quicker pace. Stressing the “weight of the factors” including the “highly sensitive and extremely personal” nature of Jane Doe’s claims, Torres has decided the context of the matter “tips in favor of allowing Plaintiff to remain anonymous, at least for this stage of the litigation.”
Interestingly, the judge did acknowledge that her opinion on anonymity could change down the line, depending where the case and its evidence leads.
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