Jay-Z Asks Court to Revive Extortion Case Against Tony Buzbee After Accuser's Retraction
Jay-Z says the accuser’s sworn recantation is new evidence that justifies reopening his extortion and defamation claims against Tony Buzbee.
- On Thursday, Sept. 24, rapper Shawn Carter petitioned a California appeals court for a rehearing in his extortion lawsuit against Attorney Tony Buzbee, following Jane Doe's unexpected recantation of rape allegations.
- California's Second Appellate District previously dismissed the case, ruling no evidence showed Buzbee filed the rape claims knowing they were false; Carter's legal team now argues the recantation is "explosive new evidence" justifying a rehearing.
- In a Sept. 25 filing, Jane Doe wrote that she "never met or spoken" to Carter, calling her prior claims false, while Attorney Tony Buzbee labeled the reversal "irrelevant and inflammatory," alleging Carter paid the witness to recant.
- Seeking to revive his extortion and defamation claims, Carter asks the court for limited discovery on remand, alleging Buzbee pushed to dismiss the original suit to protect himself from sanctions rather than protecting his client's privacy.
- Regardless of the state appellate court's decision, Carter continues pursuing a separate federal lawsuit against Buzbee for malicious prosecution, with his attorneys maintaining they will proceed with federal claims if this rehearing is denied.
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Jay-Z Asks Court to Revive Extortion Case Against Tony Buzbee After Accuser's Retraction
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Jay-Z Accuser’s Ex-Lawyers Claim She Was Paid To Recant Allegations
Attorney Tony Buzbee, who was the lawyer for the anonymous woman that filed a rape case against Jay-Z, has finally responded to the latest developments in the fiasco. For the uninitiated, Jane Doe accused Jay-Z of rape and later recanted and went back on her story saying she never met the rapper. Now, Tony Buzbee, who was countersued by Jay-Z in the aftermath of their filing of the case has claimed that the woman was paid to go back on her word.…
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