Jay-Z was named together with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs within the explosive new lawsuit
Lawyer Tony Buzbee is standing his floor towards Jay-Z’s denial of explosive allegations involving Diddy and a 2000 MTV VMAs afterparty.
Responding to Jay-Z’s declare that the lawsuit is a “blackmail attempt,” Buzbee took to X (previously Twitter) on Sunday, December 8, alleging that his consumer “never demanded a penny” and solely sought “a confidential mediation.”
The lawsuit, which accuses Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping a then-13-year-old woman, has escalated tensions between the events.
Buzbee accused Jay-Z, whose authorized identify is Shawn Carter, of submitting a “frivolous case under a pseudonym” again in November in an try and intimidate him and his consumer. “Since I sent the letter on her behalf, Mr. Carter has… tried to bully and harass me and this plaintiff,” Buzbee acknowledged.
In the meantime, Jay-Z launched a fiery assertion to Web page Six, calling Buzbee an “ambulance chaser in a cheap suit” and rejecting any notion of settling. “No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion,” the Empire State of Thoughts rapper wrote, vowing to not pay “ONE RED PENNY.”
Court docket filings obtained by Web page Six element accusations that each Jay-Z and Combs sexually assaulted a minor whose id was not disclosed, with additional allegations that Combs hosted drug-fueled events the place assaults occurred.
Buzbee, representing over 100 alleged victims in associated instances towards Combs, has promised to litigate these claims “in court, not in the media.”
The authorized battles come as Combs faces separate fees of racketeering, prostitution, and intercourse trafficking. He stays in custody with out bail regardless of ongoing appeals.