Jay-Z’s lawyer claims Tony Buzbee pressured woman to make false allegations against Diddy

Jay-Z’s lawyer accuses Tony Buzbee of pressuring a woman to alter her allegations, sparking legal and ethical concerns

Jay-Z is maintaining his aggressive stance against attorney Tony Buzbee, informing a judge of potential evidence suggesting that Buzbee may be pressuring individuals to make false claims in lawsuits.  

Jay-Z's lawyer, Alex Spiro, stated that a woman contacted his firm, Quinn Emanuel, on Monday night to share her experience with Buzbee’s firm. According to a declaration filed Tuesday morning in federal court, one of Spiro’s associates reported receiving a call from the woman, who said she had previously approached Buzbee’s firm about representation concerning allegations of sex trafficking and abuse.  

The woman explained that she reached out to Buzbee’s firm after seeing its solicitation for potential victims of Sean "Diddy" Combs. However, she claims she made it clear her allegations were unrelated to Diddy.  

Despite this, she alleges that a Buzbee associate asked, "At what point did you meet Diddy?"  

The woman also claims that Buzbee’s firm encouraged her to file a lawsuit anonymously and dissuaded her from filing a criminal complaint. She further alleges, "she felt directed and coached by Mr. Buzbee's firm to say that someone held her down and put drugs in her mouth when that was not her experience."

Spiro’s associate stated that the woman told her "she felt forced to lie" and that when she refused to alter her story, Buzbee’s firm dropped her as a client.  

Spiro says the woman contacted his firm because she believed Buzbee’s actions "discredits those who are legitimate victims" and wanted to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation from Buzbee.  

Buzbee responded to the declaration by saying, "This is so ridiculous. If someone calls our intake and has a viable case that we believe has merit and we can pursue we will pursue it. We are currently pursuing hundreds of cases against individuals other than PDiddy. What we won’t do is pursue a case that we don’t believe has merit."  

He added that his firm receives numerous prank calls and, without knowing the name of the woman who contacted Jay-Z’s lawyer, said, "I can’t speak to what she told the intake folks to even tell you what this woman claimed if and when she called" ... but he emphasized, "we certainly don’t need to 'pressure' anyone to pursue a case."