Jay-Z’s Lawyer Accuses Tony Buzbee of Extortion and Misconduct

The legal showdown between Jay-Z’s legal counsel and attorney Tony Buzbee has intensified.

The 55-year-old rapper’s legal team, led by Alex Spiro, accused Buzbee of misconduct, including alleged extortion and filing a baseless lawsuit. According to TMZ, Spiro filed a motion on Wednesday to dismiss a “Jane Doe” lawsuit made against his client and Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Jay-Z, born Shawn Corey Carter, was initially kept anonymous in the lawsuit where he and Diddy were accused of raping a 13-year-old after the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.

Spiro claims Buzbee initially demanded money to keep Jay-Z’s identity redacted in the complaint first filed in October. His name was later revealed in an amended lawsuit in December when that alleged demand was supposedly refused.

He also argues that the lawsuit made against his client is full of inaccuracies and accused Buzbee of having a "track record of employing suspect tactics to gain an unfair advantage in the course of litigation." Spiro pointed to a prior case where Buzbee was admonished over statements made about former pro baseball player, Scott Erickson.

Spiro is seeking to dismiss the complaint against Jay-Z, and to protect key evidence from being destroyed.

Buzbee, who also represents other alleged victims in cases against Diddy, told TMZ, “They are really reaching, to the point of being ridiculous. They are now asking the court to dismiss because I was supposedly 'admonished' during my defense of a client in a double murder case in LA? Is that how the case will be decided — based on some allegations from another unrelated case several years ago? If so, should we then examine and determine how many times Quinn Emanuel has been 'admonished?'”

Buzbee's statement continued, "Or maybe we should look at the current conduct of defense counsel, who has flouted the rules and knows that people working on his client’s behalf are paying investigators to sue my law firm? These people keep going to new lows and have a lot of nerve to be throwing around reckless and baseless accusations."

On the other hand, Rolling Stone reported on Wednesday that Buzbee filed a lawsuit in Texas accusing Roc Nation, Carter’s law firm Quinn Emanuel, and attorney Marcy Croft of using “shadowy operatives” and financial incentives to entice his former clients into filing “frivolous” claims about him.

“Tony Buzbee’s baloney lawsuit against Roc Nation is nothing but another sham,” Roc Nation said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “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.”

Both Carter and Combs denied the accusations brought forth in the “Jane Doe” lawsuit. Combs, who is currently facing charges including sex trafficking and racketeering, is awaiting trial in May 2025.