Jay-Z is trying a different tack after a judge ruled that the woman suing him can remain anonymous. According to Rolling Stone and Deadline, the rap mogul's lawyer, Alex Spiro, filed new paperwork on Monday,

Jay-Z's (real name Shawn Carter) legal team submitted a letter attempting to dismiss the sexual assault case levied against him by a minor due to a technicality that would invalidate the case.

Hov’s legal team filed a pre-motion letter arguing Jane Doe’s lawsuit, which accuses him of raping a minor in 2000 alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs, is too old to pursue. The claim was filed under the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act (GMV).

Jay-Z’s attorney, Alex Spiro, has shared new reasons why the rape lawsuit against the rapper should be dismissed.

“Plaintiff cannot recover for her sole claim under the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act (the GMV Law), as a matter of law, because the statute does not have retroactive effect,” wrote Spiro in a two-page letter to Judge Analisa ...