Jay-Z is pushing back hard in court against attorney Tony Buzbee, following the dismissal of rape lawsuit filed against him earlier this year.
The music mogul has been fighting to sue Buzbee for defamation since March, and he just filed a new amendment that lays out major financial losses tied to what he calls a “false, malicious lie”.
According to documents obtained by Live Bitez, Jay-Z claims he lost over US$200 million due to the now-dropped lawsuit. The breakdown includes a US$20 million loss in sports and entertainment deals, a US$55 million personal credit line and a US$115 million loan that reportedly fell through.
“The full fee would have been many millions higher had the contract been performed,” the documents note.
Jay-Z’s claims of financial fallout began surfacing just a week after the anonymous woman dropped her lawsuit in February. In a previous filing, he stated, “Buzbee’s actions undermined my relationship, and my company Roc Nation’s relationship, with other businesses in the sports and entertainment space.”
He added, “Immediately after Buzbee went public with his false accusations, my company Roc Nation also lost other contracts … that would have generated revenues of approximately US$20 million per year.”
The new filing also takes aim at Doe, the anonymous accuser, citing a TikTok she allegedly posted where she lip-synched, “You couldn’t pay me a million dollars to get an apology video out of me … f*** you.”
Jay-Z’s team says this shows “a shocking and reckless disregard for the truth that is both intentional and malicious”.
Jay-Z also accused Buzbee’s law firm of editing Wikipedia pages to boost Buzbee’s image and damage Roc Nation’s. Buzbee fired back, saying, “That’s laughable and super weak. I don’t have anything to do with Wikipedia and haven’t looked at it in years.”
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