The legal battle surrounding Jay-Z‘s rape allegations has taken a new turn, with his lawyer now arguing that the case is too old to be pursued in court. This latest development comes just days after a New York judge refused to throw out the case and allowed the alleged victim to proceed anonymously.
The allegations stem from an incident that allegedly occurred on September 7, 2000, following the MTV Video Music Awards. The plaintiff, known only as Jane Doe, claims she was sexually assaulted by Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs at an after-party when she was just 13 years old.
However, the lawsuit wasn’t filed until October 2023, initially naming only Combs as a defendant. It was then refiled in December 2024 to include Jay-Z in the mix.
Jay-Z’s attorney, Alex Spiro, is now using this time gap as a key argument in their defence. In a letter to Judge Analisa Torres, Spiro stated that “any viable [Gender-Motivated Violence] Law claim is time-barred under New York’s Child Victims Act (CVA), which preempts Plaintiff’s GMV Law claim”, per The Independent.
He further argued that “the courts in this district, however, have recognised that the CVA’s revival period preempts the GMV Law’s overlapping and extended one”.
Spiro, cited the statute of limitations under New York’s Child Victims Act (CVA), which expired in 2021.
In layman’s terms, Spiro thinks Jane Doe and her lawyer, Tony Buzbee, have missed the boat by about three years when it comes to filing this lawsuit.
Jane Doe claims she snuck out of her home in Rochester, hitched a ride to New York, and ended up at the party after befriending a limo driver. Spiro has previously called the woman’s story an “impossible timeline” with a “nonexistent location”, stating bluntly: “It’s not just that this story is a lie and that it’s not true, it’s provably, demonstrably false”.
Jay-Z’s team has also pointed out some timeline discrepancies. They argue that Combs was photographed at two separate nightclub afterparties following the 2000 VMAs, which doesn’t line up with the accuser’s claim of an assault at a private residence.
But it’s not just the timeline that’s causing drama. Judge Torres seems to be losing patience with Jay-Z’s legal team‘s aggressive tactics. She recently slammed them for their “combative motions” and “inflammatory language”, writing that “Carter’s lawyer’s relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks is inappropriate, a waste of judicial resources, and a tactic unlikely to benefit his client.”
The judge also made it clear she won’t be pushed around, adding, “The Court will not fast-track the judicial process merely because counsel demands it.”
As this legal battle continues to unfold, it’s clear that both sides are digging in their heels. With Jay-Z’s team now focusing on the statute of limitations and timeline discrepancies, it remains to be seen how the court will respond to these latest arguments.
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