Judge rules that accuser in rape lawsuit against Jay-Z, Sean "Diddy" Combs can remain anonymous for now

An Alabama woman who says she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs when she was 13 can proceed anonymously, for now, in her lawsuit against the rap moguls, a New York federal judge ruled Thursday.In her written order, U.S.District Judge Analisa Torres said the woman can proceed anonymously at this early stage of the litigation, but she may be required to reveal her identity at a later date, if the case proceeds.

That would allow defense lawyers to collect facts necessary to prepare for trial.Torres also cited "substantial interest" from the public.The Manhattan jurist also chastised Alex Spiro — the lawyer representing Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter — for what she described as his "relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks" against the plaintiff's lawyer, calling them "inappropriate, a waste of judicial resources, and a tactic unlikely to benefit his client."Torres wrote in her order Thursday that Spiro, who has been on the case less than three weeks, has submitted a "litany of letters and motions attempting to impugn the character of Plaintiff's lawyer, many of them expounding on the purported 'urgency' of this case."In response to the ruling, Tony Buzbee, the plaintiff's attorney, told CBS News in an email Thursday evening that he doesn't "typically comment on court rulings," but alleged that "the coordinated and desperate efforts to attack me as counsel for alleged victims are falling flat." CBS News has reached out to Carter's attorneys for comment.

Combs remains jailed in New York awaiting a criminal trial on federal sex trafficking charges.He also faces a wave of sexual assault lawsuits, many of which were filed by Buzbee, a Texas attorney who says his firm represents over 150 people, both men and women, who allege sexual abuse and exploitation by Combs.The lawsuits allege many individuals were abused at parties in New York, California and Florida after receiving drug-laced d...