How Jay-Z’s bombshell rape case has cast a shadow over Beyonce’s bid to make lookalike daughter Blue Ivy a superstar
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IT was supposed to be a week that unveiled the next glittering chapter in Jay-Z and Beyonce’s quest for global domination. As the pop queen dazzled crowds at a stunning Christmas Day NFL show, the couple’s daughter Blue Ivy Carter joined her mum for a surprise cameo that sent fans into meltdown.
![[Blue Ivy voices Princess Kiara, the daughter of King Simba, in the new Lion King prequel]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image_178ad4.png?strip=all&w=960)
But the 12-year-old’s big step on to the world stage has been overshadowed by the allegations levelled against her music mogul father. Jay-Z, 55, is accused of taking it in turns to rape a 13-year-old girl with pal Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. The alleged victim claims she was attacked at a VMAs after-party in 2000 while an unidentified female celebrity watched on.
![[But her father Jay-Z is fighting to clear his name following allegations made relating to an after-party in 2000]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/jay-z-left-beyonc-arrive-956085173.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
Both men strongly deny the allegations. Yesterday, a judge accused Jay-Z of making “combative” personal attacks in an attempt to have the accusations thrown out. The rapper’s lawyer Alex Spiro tried to have the woman behind the allegations identified in public but he was criticised by Judge Analisa Torres, who refused.
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She said Spiro’s “relentless filings of combative motions” were filled with “inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks” that blasted the woman’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee. It is the latest twist to a case which could see Jay-Z and superstar wife Beyonce, 43, take a hit to their vast, multi-billion pound fortunes.
![[The allegations are made against Jay-Z and music mogul pal Sean 'Diddy' Combs]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/jay-z-sean-p-diddy-956235418_0ee1a2.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
