08-05-2018 23:55 via yahoo.com

Jay-Z ordered to testify next week in U.S. SEC investigation

A federal judge in New York on Tuesday ordered Jay-Z to testify on May 15 in an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission involving the sale of the rapper's Rocawear clothing brand to Iconix Brand Group Inc.At a hearing inManhattan, U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe said Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, had failed to respond to SEC subpoenas served on him November and February, despite the regulatory agency's repeated efforts to schedule a time for him to testify.
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