Jay-Z’s request to dismiss the rape lawsuit filed against him earlier this month was denied by the presiding judge, who also ruled that his accuser can remain anonymous — “at least for now.”
In the ruling, handed down on Thursday, New York Judge Analisa Torres also criticized the rapper’s legal team for what she called “relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks” against the attorneys representing the accuser.
Judge Torres ruled that the woman, identified only as a Jane Doe, can remain anonymous during the early stages of the lawsuit, but may be required to make her identity public if the case goes to trial.