Embattled billionaire rapper Jay-Z has just been hit with another lawsuit over allegations that he contacted victims of Sean “Diddy” Combs and attempted to convince them to turn against their lawyer, Tony Buzbee.
Buzbee filed the lawsuit against the rapper, real name Shawn Carter, and his entertainment company Roc Nation.
The attorney accuses Carter of reaching out to Buzbee’s clients and trying to get them to file “frivolous” lawsuits against Buzbee’s firm.
Buzbee says he has recordings of Carter’s operatives pressuring his clients by offering them money and intimidating them.
He accused Carter’s operative of impersonating Texas state officials to threaten his clients.
Buzbee represents several of Diddy’s accusers.
Combs and Jay-Z have been hit with allegations that they both sexually abused and raped a growing number of men and women.
In addition, some are alleging that the assaults happened when they were underage.
Jay-Z has responded by counter-suing Buzbee for “extortion.”
The rapper is alleging that Buzbee’s lawsuit is just a money grab and that the allegations of rape have no merit.
However, Buzbee is claiming in his latest lawsuit that Roc Nation and law firm Quinn Emanuel orchestrated a pressure campaign upon Buzbee’s own clients.
The campaign sought to get the accusers to bring cases against Buzbee, according to CNN.
“Defendants have conspired to obstruct justice by engaging shadowy operatives to illegally seek out more than two dozen current and former clients of The Buzbee Law Firm to convince those clients to bring frivolous cases against The Buzbee Law Firm,” Buzbee’s latest suit claims.
Buzbee adds that more than two dozen of his clients have been approached.
Some of the victims were spoken to by operatives who “pretend to work for the State of Texas.”
Buzbee’s clients said the operatives “flashed fake badges” when meeting them.
The lawsuit also claims that Buzbee has audio recordings of some of these meetings.
During the meetings, the solicitors offer Diddy’s victims money to file suits against Buzbee and his law firm, the recordings reportedly reveal.
“Paying individuals to file false claims is unethical and criminal in the State of Texas,” Buzbee’s suit adds.
“Impersonating a state official is a crime.
“In at least one case, Defendants’ agents offered as much as $10,000 to a former client of the Buzbee Law Firm to sue the firm.
“Their agents were caught on audiotape, red-handed.”
“This conduct was specifically targeted at our firm so we would not pursue cases related to the Diddy litigation,” Buzbee told CNN.
“But we will not be bullied or intimidated.”
Roc Nation responded by calling Buzbee’s latest allegations “baloney.”
“Tony Buzbee’s baloney lawsuit against Roc Nation is nothing but another sham,” Roc Nation told CNN.
“It’s a pathetic attempt to distract and deflect attention.
“This sideshow won’t change the ultimate outcome and true justice will be served soon.”
The law firm Quinn Emanuel also released a statement saying in part:
“We assume this frivolous lawsuit is an attempt to distract from his other frivolous lawsuits.
“We have no idea what he is talking about.”
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