Jay-Z Sues Attorney Tony Buzbee Over False Rape Allegations
Jay-Z Files Lawsuit Against Tony Buzbee, Accusing Him of False Rape Allegations and $20 Million Losses
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Jay-Z Is Showing People He Is Not the One to Be Played With! The hip-hop icon is taking no prisoners after a lawsuit accusing him and Sean “Diddy” Combs of assaulting a 13-year-old girl was dismissed with prejudice. The civil case, filed by Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee, was swiftly rejected, leaving Buzbee with nothing but egg on his face. Jay-Z didn’t mince words either, slamming the lawsuit as “frivolous” and a money grab, calling Buzbee a “1-800 lawyer” hiding behind Jane Doe. But the true burn came when Jay-Z shared how the baseless accusations turned his family’s world upside down.
“The trauma that my wife, my children, loved ones, and I have endured can never be dismissed,” Jay-Z said. Imagine this: a lawsuit built on lies, death threats flooding in, all while Jay-Z’s daughter, Blue Ivy, was trying to launch her Lion King project. You think a dad’s got time for baseless allegations when his little girl is taking on Disney? No chance.
Per Meghann Cuniff, Jay’s lawyer Alex Spiro also released a statement speaking to the artist’s resilience: “By standing up in the face of heinous and false allegations, Jay has done what few can—he pushed back, he never settled, he never paid one red penny, he triumphed and cleared his name,” Spiro said.
The Roc Nation legal team is going to have a field day with this one! It will be a master class on how not to play with a black man’s name! Not only did Jay-Z clear his name, but he’s now countersuing Buzbee for defamation and emotional distress. Meanwhile, Diddy’s in a whole different mess with more lawsuits pending. Jay-Z’s message? Don’t mess with his family—because this king will roar.
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