Buzbee, Doe and attorney David Fortney are listed as defendants.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. USA TODAY reached out to Fortney and Buzbee for comment.
Jay-Z’s rape accuser submits another court filing in response to his countersuit, doubling down on her story after dropping her suit against him. After the anonymous Jane Doe accusing Jay-Z of raping her at an afterparty in 2000 dropped her lawsuit against him,
Jay-Z has filed a defamation lawsuit today against the rape accuser who claimed he and Diddy sexually assaulted her in 2000, as well as suing her lawyer, Tony Buzbee, over false allegations. Jay-Z Wants to Go to Trial Over False Rape Allegations On Monday (March 3),
A Los Angeles judge suggested that Buzbee may have acted with "actual malice," the standard for defamation cases regarding public figures.
Z's defamation claim against lawyer Tony Buzbee could proceed to trial. According to Rolling Stone, Judge Mark H. Epstein delivered a tentative ruling on Tuesday, pointing to Buzbee's social media activity in Nov.