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.

Jay-Z's request to dismiss the rape lawsuit filed against him earlier this month was denied by the presiding judge, who also ruled that his accuser can remain anonymous — "at least for now." In the ruling,