Jay-Z & His Lawyer Allowed To File Motion For Dismissal In Sexual Assault Case

Judge Analisa Torres has granted Jay-Z and his lawyer Alex Spiro permission to file a motion to dismiss in their sexual assault case, brought forth by an anonymous female accuser and her attorney Tony Buzbee. To be clear, this does not mean that the court dismissed this case. It simply means that Hov’s team will be able to file a motion to dismiss, which the judge will then review and ultimately rule on. For those unaware, the Jane Doe accused the Roc-A-Fella mogul and Diddy of sexually assaulting her at a VMAs after party in 2000 when she was 13 years old.

Furthermore, this comes after the last update concerning the allegations against Jay-Z and the sexual assault lawsuit against him. His accuser’s lawyer Tony Buzbee criticized Hov’s legal defense strategy, pointing out the inconsistencies when it comes to his claims about New York’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act. In addition, Buzbee also claims various missteps, mistakes, and errors in these legal moves from the defense, although they are similar to the claims that Alex Spiro has also levied against Buzbee.

However, when it comes to the actual sexual assault lawsuit, this recent update about this motion to dismiss may contradict a headline from late last year that you might’ve caught. Judge Torres allowed Tony Buzbee and his client to move forward with their suit under the plaintiff’s anonymity, which is something that Jay-Z and his team attempted to deny in a fast-tracked manner. The court denied these requests from the defense, refusing to rush the legal process and determining that the case will proceed as it stands. Since so many accusations are flying back and forth, it’s important to recognize the spaces in which the court rules in a neutral or compromising manner.

We don’t know how many of those are left in this saga, but in any case, we expect Jay-Z and Tony Buzbee’s respective camps to continue to accuse each other of wrongdoing and dominate the other in a legal space. With defense strategies and prosecutors’ determination in mind, this will be a very difficult case to close in the public eye.