Roc Nation Replies To “Baloney” Lawsuit Filed By Attorney Tony Buzbee

A Roc Nation spokesperson has replied to attorney Tony Buzbee‘s Dec. 18 lawsuit against the entertainment company, calling it a “sham” that is meant to distract from Buzbee’s own questionable practices.

“Tony Buzbee‘s baloney lawsuit against Roc Nation is nothing but another sham. 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.”

Buzbee and The Buzbee Law Firm filed a lawsuit against Roc Nation and lawyers Marcy Croft and Quinn Emanuel for “violation of various state laws, including barratry and impersonation of a public official,” the attorney announced Wednesday morning via a social media post.

The lengthy note details allegations of Roc Nation associates illegally soliciting former Buzbee clients and offering to pay them to sue the firm, asserting it’s happened “more than two dozen times.” Buzbee also claims that two recent “frivolous” lawsuits facing the firm are a direct result of this solicitation. Listing Croft and Emanuel as the actual perpetrators, Roc Nation is accused of financing their efforts.

“The lawsuit filed today alleges that the Defendants’ conspiracy is intended to obstruct justice and prevent the Buzbee Law Firm from pursuing cases related to the Diddy litigation in New York. The conduct isn’t just alleged—it was caught on tape,” Buzbee claims.

He later added, “These folks have now stooped to a new low to try to intimidate the lawyers of the Buzbee Law Firm from doing their important work. They now are contacting clients and former clients and actually offering them money to sue me. This conduct was specifically targeted at our firm so we would not pursue cases related to the Diddy litigation. LET ME BE CLEAR: we will not be bullied or intimidated.”

Buzbee is behind over 120 lawsuits filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs following his September arrest, as well as one involving JAY-Z that accuses the two moguls of raping a teen at a 2000 MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in front of an unnamed female celebrity. Hov and Roc Nation issued a defiant response to the suit upon its announcement.

Reps for Combs also called the suit “a shameless publicity stunt.”

Alex Spiro, the leading attorney for JAY-Z, has since laid out many of the inconsistencies in the accuser’s story of the evening. While the Jane Doe admitted during an NBC News exclusive that she doesn’t have all of her facts straight, she and Buzbee insist they will be moving forward with the suit, adding that Jane Doe is willing to take a polygraph test in defense of her accusations against the Roc-A-Fella and Bad Boy founders.