Jay-Z Legal Team Fights Rape Allegations

Jay-Z's legal team is contesting a lawsuit filed by Jane Doe, who alleges she was raped by him and Sean 'Diddy' Combs in 2000 when she was 13. Attorney Alex Spiro argues that the claims are too old to pursue under New York's Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act (GMV), which was enacted months after the alleged assault, making it non-retroactive. The lawsuit also faces challenges based on the statute of limitations, as Spiro contends that Jane Doe missed the deadline to file her claim by three years. A federal judge recently allowed Jane Doe to proceed anonymously and criticized Spiro for combative language. Jane Doe's claim asserts that she was assaulted at an MTV after-party, a detail that Spiro disputes by questioning the event's location based on her travel details. Jay-Z's team maintains that the case should be dismissed due to these legal technicalities.