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Jay-Z Gets Post-Christmas Coal As Judge Denies Effort To Dismiss Case Accusing Rapper & Sean “Diddy” Combs Of Assaulting 13-Year-Old In 2000
Jay-Z Loses Effort To Dismiss Rape Case Accusing Rapper & Sean "Diddy" Combs Of Assaulting 13-Year Old
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 spouse Jay-Z lost his Hail Mary attempt to terminate the case against him and the incarcerated Sean “Diddy” Combs that allege the duo violently assaulted a minor over 20 years ago. In a withering order published Thursday, a federal judge denied the desires of the rapper born Shawn Carter and his sharp elbowed lead lawyer Alex Spiro down to see the allegations against Jay-Z and the Bad Boy Records founder tossed out. Judge Torres makes a point of noting that the dismissal of a case like this is “generally disfavored” and only pass muster “if there is a strong reason to do so.” She curtly goes on to say that “Carter’s motion, which summarily asserts that Plaintiff’s claims are ‘baseless’ and ‘salacious,’ does not clear that high bar.”
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