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Judge Signals Jay-Z’s Defamation Claim Against Tony Buzbee Will Proceed to Trial
A Los Angeles judge signaled Tuesday that Jay-Z’s defamation claim against Tony Buzbee will proceed to trial
A Los Angeles judge signaled Tuesday that Jay-Z ’s defamation claim against high-profile attorney Tony Buzbee will overcome a legal challenge and be allowed to proceed to trial. In a tentative ruling and courtroom comments during a lengthy hearing, Judge Mark H. Epstein said he believed the question of whether Buzbee acted recklessly and with actual malice when he named Jay-Z as a defendant in a rape lawsuit last December had enough merit to move ahead. In a sworn statement filed Feb. 10, Carter said it was no exaggeration that he viewed Buzbee’s promise to name him in the rape lawsuit if he didn’t mediate the dispute an “existential threat” to his reputation, career, and family.
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