Jay-Z’s legal efforts to dismiss a case accusing him of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 have been denied by a judge in New York, with the judge in the case condemning a lawyer for the hip-hop mogul for aggressive tactics.

Jay-Z, whose given name is Shawn Carter, has denied the allegations, but the judge in the case used strong language in attacking his legal team’s actions.

“Carter’s lawyer’s relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks is inappropriate, a waste of judicial resources, and a tactic unlikely to benefit his client,” Judge Analisa Torres wrote in the court order.

Carter’s legal team have been pushing for a dismissal of the rape claim. Torres said the court “will not fast-track the judicial process merely because counsel demands it”.

  • originalucifer
    link
    fedilink
    899 days ago

    what, hes not going to get the trump treatment? weird. i guess only trump gets to rape girls and get away with it

      • @Paddzr
        link
        38 days ago

        Yup.

        It’s a balancing scale.

        Rich + Famous + Black - Male +

        So right now he’s just slightly ahead average Joe. But certain crimes weight differently, rape might make male a minus and black count as double -.

        I wish I could carry on this sarcasm… But it is way too close to reality.

    • @affiliate
      link
      58 days ago

      keep in mind jay-z is not running for president, so the law applies differently to him

  • @ovalofsand
    link
    English
    348 days ago

    Why is it rape now but just sexual assault for gaetz?

    • @affiliate
      link
      228 days ago

      with gaetz i’ve even seen some mealy-mouthed news websites referring to it as “sex with a minor in a way that violated state laws”. it’s crazy

    • @Poppa_Mo
      link
      68 days ago

      I don’t think you’re wrong and it’s weird the people in the comments are bothering to defend HIM.

      oh no, don’t say something about the rapist whose music I grew up with

      Fuck off.

      He’s ugly trash.

      • @feedum_sneedson
        link
        -38 days ago

        yes - Jay-Z has a face like a newborn baby crossed with a bloodhound

          • @nepenthes
            link
            English
            78 days ago

            I think being a pedophile rapist makes Jay-Z ugly, no?

          • @feedum_sneedson
            link
            48 days ago

            It’s definitely him, but he’s also a billionaire so I guess the joke’s on me.

        • @Noite_Etion
          link
          -27 days ago

          Hide behind your anonymity whilst making petty comments.

          Jay-Z is an asshole, but i wouldn’t say he has a “face like a newborn baby crossed with a bloodhound”, there are plenty of good reasons to insult the guy and the best you could do was attack his appearance.