In the ruling, handed down on Thursday, New York Judge Analisa Torres also criticized the rapper’s legal team for what she called “relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks” against the attorneys representing the accuser.

A New York judge has ruled to keep the identity of the woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 years old anonymous, despite push from the rapper's lawyer. On Thursday, December 26, Judge Analisa Torres made the decision for the accuser's identity to remain a secret despite calls from Jay Z's legal team for it to be released.

A federal judge says an Alabama woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her when she was 13 years old can proceed anonymously for now with her lawsuit against the music moguls.