A New York judge condemned the rapper’s attorney Alex Spiro for his “relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language.”

Alex Spiro spoke at Roc Nation’s New York headquarters, saying the rap mogul is upset about the lawsuit and that “Mr. Carter has nothing to do with Mr. Combs’ case.”

Jay-Z’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, has received a scathing rebuke from the presiding judge on the rapper’s rape case.

Judge Analisa Torres also chastised the lawyer representing Jay-Z for what she described as his combative motions.

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.

Jay-Z and his hard-charging attorney were handed a setback Thursday by the judge overseeing a claim that the star raped a 13-year-old girl at a Diddy party. The billionaire rapper, real name Shawn Carter,

Jay-Z’s efforts to dismiss a case accusing him of raping a then-13-year-old girl in 2000 have been denied by a judge, who also granted the “Jane Doe” accuser the ability to proceed anonymously, despite efforts from the rap mogul’s legal team to have her reveal her identity publicly.

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.

Jay-Z's request to dismiss his case of allegedly raping a then-13-year-old and revealing his accuser’s identity have been denied by a judge. Keep watching for the details of the case and what the judge said.