Earlier this month, Jay-Z - real name Shawn Corey Carter - was named in a civil lawsuit in which he was accused of raping a teenager in 2000 alongside fellow rapper Sean Diddy Combs, 55, while an unnamed female celebrity watched. Jay-Z has strongly denied the accusations, and had made efforts to force his accuser to waive her anonymity.

Z" Carter of raping her after an awards show in 2000 when she was 13 can remain anonymous as her lawsuit proceeds, a federal judge has ruled. The woman's lawsuit was initially filed in October -- one of a number of anonymous civil complaints filed by Texas attorney Tony Buzbee against Combs.

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.

The woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 can proceed anonymously (“at least for now”) in her lawsuit against the rappers, a judge ruled Thursday. New York Judge Analisa Torres also condemned the legal team representing Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter) for the "relentless filing of combative

Jay-Z and Sean 'Diddy' Combs' accuser does not have to reveal her identity, a judge ruled in new court documents. The woman alleges that Jay-Z and Combs sexually assaulted her in 2000 when she was 13 years old.

A New York judge opted to keep the identity of the woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 years old nearly 25 years ago a secret for now —

A woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs of sexually assaulting her as a teen can remain anonymous in her lawsuit, a judge ruled Thursday.

New York Judge Analisa Torres ruled that the woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs of rape when she was 13 years old can remain anonymous, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

Judge Analisa Torres also ruled Thursday that the Alabama woman accusing the rapper of rape could proceed anonymously at this early stage of the litigation.

In a withering order published Thursday, a federal judge denied the desires of the rapper born Shawn Carter and his sharp elbowed lead lawyer Alex Spiro down to see the allegations against Jay-Z and the Bad Boy Records founder tossed out.