Jay-Z one step closer to having child rape case thrown out with lawyer's latest motion in shock lawsuit
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Jay-Z appears to be making progress in his ongoing legal battle against an Alabama woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her more than 24 years ago. Judge Analisa Torres on Thursday granted a request made by the legal team of the 55-year-old rapper, whose name is Shawn Carter, to enter a dismissal motion in the case.
![[Jay-Z's attorney Alex Spiro said that the sexual assault case filed against the rapper earlier this month should be dismissed due to a number of issues linked to a combo of technicalities, expired deadlines, and the locations involved. Pictured in July in Santa Fe, New Mexico]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/01/93604697-14237879-image-a-19_1735609176932.jpg)
'Carter's request to file a motion to dismiss Plaintiff's amended complaint is GRANTED,' Torres wrote in court documents posted by law journalist Meghann Cuniff on X/Twitter Thursday. Tony Buzbee, the lawyer representing the rapper's accuser - who identifies herself as Jane Doe in court documents - issued a December 31 response objecting to the request, which is due to the court by February 6.
![[The alleged incident took place at an MTV VMAs afterparty in September of 2000, Jay-Z's accuser said. The rapper pictured months earlier during a July 4 bash in the Hamptons]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/01/93602215-14237879-image-a-15_1735606862163.jpg)
The court stated that Jay-Z's accuser has until February 28 to 'file her opposition papers,' leaving Jay-Z and his team until March 14 to 'file his reply, if any.'. Cuniff noted that 'judges deciding dismissal motions are to assume the facts alleged are true' and that 'the arguments are about legal issues such as statute of limitations etc.'.
![[Jay-Z was supported by mother-in-law Tina Knowles, 70, wife Beyoncé, 43, and daughter Blue Ivy, 12, at the Mufasa: The Lion King premiere, a day after the suit was filed]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/01/92982539-14237879-Jay_Z_was_supported_by_mother_in_law_Tina_Knowles_70_wife_Beyonc-a-18_1735608569118.jpg)
Jay-Z, 55, appears to be making progress in his legal battle against a woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her more than 24 years ago. The rapper was pictured in LA December 9. Jay-Z's attorney Alex Spiro said that the sexual assault case filed against the rapper earlier this month should be dismissed due to a number of issues linked to a combo of technicalities, expired deadlines, and the locations involved. Pictured in July in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
![[Jay-Z's latest filing took aim at attorney Tony Buzbee, who was pictured in Van Nuys, California earlier this year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/01/93025027-14237879-Jay_Z_s_latest_filing_took_aim_at_attorney_Tony_Buzbee_who_was_p-a-16_1735608547948.jpg)
