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Jay-Z’s Defamation and Extortion Lawsuit Against Tony Buzbee Thrown Out in L.A. Court

Jay-Z’s lawsuit for defamation and extortion against attorney Tony Buzbee, who filed rape allegations against the rapper, was dismissed by a judge.

A judge has struck down Jay-Z’ s extortion and defamation lawsuit against Tony Buzbee, the personal injury attorney who filed shocking rape allegations against the rap icon, though the duo’s bitter legal battle is far from over. The order from Monday (June 30) tosses the claims brought by Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) in Los Angeles court against Buzbee, who alleged in a now-dropped civil lawsuit that the rapper and Sean “Diddy” Combs raped an anonymous 13-year-old girl together at an after-party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. Judge Epstein says himself that he’s not sure whether he reached the right conclusion, noting at the end of his 65-page order that it’s “painfully obvious that the court is struggling with this motion.” If Jay-Z’s efforts to appeal the admissibility decision were successful, he could get his defamation claims reinstated.

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