Attorney Tony Buzbee says Jay-Z’s company paid former clients to file bogus lawsuits against him
Buzbee has filed a lawsuit against Roc Nation, founded by Jay-Z, for allegedly financing an operation in which investigators impersonated state officials, brandished fake badges and illegally solicited former clients of Buzbee’s law firm.
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee has filed a lawsuit against Jay-Z’s entertainment company over an alleged scheme to prevent the Buzbee Law Firm from pursuing cases against those related to the ongoing litigation against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The lawsuit claims that Roc Nation, founded by rapper and business mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, financed an operation in which investigators impersonated state officials, brandished fake badges and illegally solicited former clients of Buzbee’s law firm. These claims allegedly included offering money — up to $10,000 in some cases — to recruit people to file lawsuits against the firm.
The lawsuit further alleges that similar tactics were used against dozens of other former clients, including Skylar Taylor, who was allegedly offered $1,000 to join a class action lawsuit against the firm. Court records include details of this alleged interaction, which was secretly recorded by Taylor, according to the Buzbee Law Firm.
“We are trying to put this thing together for the company that we’re working for,” investigators allegedly told Taylor. “We gave this kid 1,000 bucks to start yesterday just to get him on the right path.”
Gerardo Garcia, another former client, says he was also approached at his home by two investigators claiming to be from “the state,” according to court records.
“Their behavior will have consequences, both civilly and criminally,” the lawsuit reads, describing the alleged scheme as a calculated effort to disrupt the Buzbee Law Firm’s legal efforts against Jay-Z, who was recently accused of sexually abusing a minor in 2000. The case against Jay-Z came after Combs was federally indicted for alleged sex trafficking back in September. The Buzbee Law Firm is representing more than 100 people who say they’ve been sexually assaulted by Combs or his peers.
Roc Nation didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, a law firm currently representing Jay-Z in a separate lawsuit against Buzbee, is also listed as a defendant. In an email, a spokesperson for the firm stated that Buzbee’s lawsuit was an “attempt to distract from his other frivolous lawsuits.”
“We have no idea what he is talking about,” the email read.
In a statement, Buzbee said they intended to “cooperate with authorities to ensure all involved are prosecuted to the full extent allowed under Texas law.”
“This conduct was specifically targeted at our firm so we would not pursue cases related to the Diddy litigation,” Buzbee said. “But, we will not be bullied or intimidated. The Defendants overstepped, got sloppy, and stupidly got caught in their illegal scheme on tape.”
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