Jay-Z’s lawyer asks judge to deny sexual assault accuser’s request to remain anonymous
The woman who has accused Shawn Carter, the hip-hop entrepreneur known as Jay-Z, of raping her in 2000 when she was 13 years old, allegedly with rapper Sean Diddy Combs, has requested a judge on Monday to reject her desire to stay nameless.
Carter's attorney, Alex Spiro, contended in a court filing that the accuser's choice to sue Carter under the alias Jane Doe was not consistent with a sincere attempt to ascertain whether these claims were true or false, rather than an attempt to secure a speedy, extortionate settlement.
According to Spiro, Carter was politely asking for the Plaintiff's identity to be revealed or the accusations to be dropped.
Spiro added that it is not in line with justice, fairness, or the regulations governing federal proceedings for the Plaintiff and her attorney to ...