Jay-Z has faced a major setback in rape lawsuit, filed against him and Sean 'Diddy' Combs, after Beyoncé’s NFL Christmas halftime show.On Thursday, a New York judge Analisa Torres has overruled the motion filed by

Hip-hop artist Jay-Z has had his petition to dismiss a civil rape case against him denied. The New York judge that denied the rapper's petition also ruled that the woman known as Jane Doe could remain anonymous at this stage of the proceedings.

The judge denied the motion for dismissal on Thursday, as well as a motion to reveal the accuser’s identity; she is currently anonymously known as “Jane Doe.” U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres ruled that Doe is “particularly vulnerable to the possible harms of disclosure” ( per ABC News) and that her identity will remain protected at this “exceedingly early stage in this case.

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.