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 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,

“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 ...

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