Jay-Z allowed to file for dismissal over accusations he 'drugged and raped teenage girl'

Jay-Z’s legal team has been granted a request to file for dismissal of a rape lawsuit. The 55-year-old rapper has been accused of drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl, known as Jane Doe, at an MTV Video Music Awards after party in 2000 with Sean “Diddy” Combs. Jay-Z - real name Shawn Carter - and Combs have denied the “heinous” allegations. On Thursday, Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District of New York granted Jay-Z’s attorney Alex Spiro’s request to enter a dismissal motion in the lawsuit. “Carter’s request to file a motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s amended complaint is GRANTED,” it was revealed in court documents shared on X by legal affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff. Spiro had argued that the Alabama woman’s lawsuit was too old to pursue, in a December 30 letter to Judge Torres. He said Jay-Z’s accuser cannot sue the rapper under New York City’s Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act law because it only came into effect after she alleges she was assaulted. He pointed out that the GMV law was introduced in December 2000 - three months after the alleged rape in September 2000. Spiro also argued that Jane Doe’s claim she was driven to the party...

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