Jay-Z and his hard-charging attorney were handed a setback Thursday by the judge overseeing a claim that the star raped a 13-year-old girl at a Diddy party.
The billionaire rapper, real name Shawn Carter, had his bid to name the now-adult accuser denied. He was given until the middle of January to file a detailed response to her allegations, which he has publicly and bitterly denied.
Also targeted by Judge Analisa Torres was Alex Spiro, the high-profile and pugnacious attorney Carter has retained to fight his case. The judge tore into Spiro for “relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks.” She warned him his conduct was “inappropriate, a waste of judicial resources, and a tactic unlikely to benefit his client.” Spiro has also acted for Elon Musk and Alec Baldwin and currently represents allegedly corrupt New York Mayor Eric Adams.
The defeat in the first round of litigation marks a setback for Carter, 55, who has lashed out in public at her allegations, calling them “idiotic,” and saying that he is heartbroken that his wife, Beyoncé, will have to tell their children about the allegations.