Z’s defamation lawsuit against Houston attorney Tony Buzbee had enough merit to go to trial, Rolling Stone Magazine reports. However, the rapper’s separate extortion claim against Buzbee may not stand in trial.

Jay-Z has filed a defamation lawsuit against attorney Tony Buzbee, claiming a rape lawsuit cost him $20 million and was deliberately timed to inflict maximum harm.

On February 14, the Jane Doe through their attorney Tony Buzbee voluntarily dropped the case. Following the filing, Jay-Z issued a statement celebrating the news. “Today is a victory,” he wrote in a statement posted to X (formerly Twitter).

Jay-Z is suing Tony Buzbee — the attorney who represented the Jane Doe who accused him and Sean 'Diddy' Combs of rape — for civil extortion, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Tony Buzbee, a lawyer for the Jane Doe accuser who's filed several lawsuits on behalf of accusers advancing sexual assault allegations against Combs, moved to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit.

Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs are attempting to turn the tables on lawyer Tony Buzbee. While a lawsuit accusing the rap duo of raping a 13-year-old girl at a MTV VMAs after-party in 2000 was dismissed on Friday,

Jay-Z's rape accuser's attorney has been slammed by netizens after reports emerged that he has been barred from litigating in Southern NY.

Jay-Z’s attorneys have fired back against Tony Buzbee’s lawsuit, calling it legally baseless and part of a broader campaign to deflect attention from his own legal troubles.

The article contains mentions of rape and abuse. Sean Diddy Combs and Jay Z were alleged of raping a 13-year-old after the 2000 MTV VMAs. The case was, however, dismissed by the plaintiff, Jane Doe, on February 14,