Attorney Tony Buzbee has addressed the statement Jay-Z put out in response to his client's lawsuit against the Roc Nation founder. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday night, he labeled the accusation that he's trying to blackmail him "bogus and laughable." Buzbee's anonymous client amended a previous lawsuit against Diddy to accuse Jay of allegedly raping her at an afterparty for the 2000 MTV VMAs when she was just 13 years old.
Buzbee began by noting that The New York Times had previously asked him for a statement on the matter. "No one has made any threats," Buzbee further said. "Jay Z’s assertions are bogus and laughable. Instead, our firm sent a standard demand letter seeking a mediation on behalf of a woman who alleges Jay-Z sexually assaulted her as a minor. The letter was vetted and approved by our client, whose preference was to attempt resolution short of filing a lawsuit. This approach is common in these types of cases. What you are seeing played out now is a coordinated and desperate effort to focus the public’s attention on me personally to avoid attention on the allegations being made by my clients. This effort has included harassing my family and colleagues and even offering former clients money to sue me—which is illegal."
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He continued: "When an alleged perpetrator behaves in this manner, wildly asserting that a basic demand letter is 'extortion,' and aggressively using the media to attack the opposing lawyer while at the same time ignoring the allegations being made by the alleged victim, it reminds me of a famous line from Shakespeare: 'The lady doth protest too much, methinks.' We intend to address all of these issues with the court in due course. Let me be clear: We will not be bullied or intimidated by these shenanigans. And our clients won’t be silenced."
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Jay and his lawyer, Alex Spiro, have already requested an emergency hearing to address the allegations. In a letter to the judge, Spiro argued that his client is "entirely innocent." He added that the rampant media coverage of the case makes the situation time-sensitive. Check out the entirety of Tony Buzbee's statement below. Be on the lookout for further updates on HotNewHipHop.
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