January 2, 2025
Jay-Z’s lawyer is hoping to get the assault lawsuit tossed by citing the statute of limitations.
Jay-Z’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, is declaring a number of inconsistencies in Jane Doe’s sexual assault lawsuit and is in search of to have the case dismissed.
Newly obtained courtroom paperwork reveal that Spiro plans to file a movement to dismiss the lawsuit towards the hip-hop mogul, arguing that the statute Jane Doe selected to sue underneath didn’t take impact till after the alleged sexual assault and can’t be utilized retroactively to the rapper, TMZ reviews.
The statute Spiro references was enacted in December 2000, three months after Jane Doe alleges she was sexually assaulted by Jay-Z and Diddy at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party when she was simply 13 years outdated. Amongst Jane Doe’s claims being disputed is the placement of the alleged assault, with Spiro and others arguing that the alleged incident can’t have occurred in New York Metropolis, as there are not any houses that match the outline supplied in her lawsuit.
Because of this, Spiro argues that the statute solely applies to conduct dedicated inside New York Metropolis and insists that the alleged assault couldn’t have taken place in NYC. He factors out that Jane Doe’s grievance states she was pushed from Radio Metropolis Music Corridor to a “massive, white residence with a gated U-shaped driveway” about 20 minutes away.
Nonetheless, Jay-Z’s lawyer argues that any residence matching that description—if it existed on the time—can be situated outdoors the territorial boundaries of New York Metropolis and sure inside neighboring New Jersey. Spiro additionally claims that statutes for Jane Doe’s doable claims expired in August 2021.
Regardless of the newest makes an attempt, Jane Doe’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, says the lawsuit remains to be progressing.
“These are technical arguments being made, and the legislation is clearly on our aspect and the aspect of alleged victims,” Buzbee stated. “The legislation is properly settled, and we’re right.”
Final week, a decide denied Jay-Z’s efforts to dismiss the case, with the decide condemning Spiro for aggressive ways.
“Carter’s lawyer’s relentless submitting of combative motions containing inflammatory language and advert hominem assaults is inappropriate, a waste of judicial sources, and a tactic unlikely to profit his consumer,” Decide Analisa Torres wrote within the courtroom order.
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