Jay-Z vowed to enchantment after a California choose dismissed his lawsuit in opposition to Tony Buzbee over false rape claims and alleged extortion techniques.

JAY-Z is pushing ahead with authorized motion in California after a choose dismissed his defamation and extortion lawsuit in opposition to Tony Buzbee, acknowledging that withheld proof might have modified the result.

The girl, generally known as Jane Doe, alleged in 2024 that she was assaulted by JAY-Z and Diddy in 2000, when she was 13.

JAY-Z’s legal team filed a lawsuit, arguing that Buzbee attempted to extort him by threatening to go public with false allegations unless he paid a settlement.

On Monday (June 30), Decide Mark H. Epstein dominated that Buzbee’s conduct didn’t meet the authorized threshold for extortion beneath California regulation.

The choice got here after the court docket excluded key declarations from two investigators who interviewed the lady on the center of the case, known as Jane Doe.

Following the ruling, JAY-Z’s legal professional, Alex Spiro, issued a pointy response.

“We’re shocked and disenchanted by this ruling, which activates the misapplication of California regulation on the admissibility of the investigators’ statements,” Spiro mentioned. “Notably, the Decide expressly states that his choice would have ‘change[d] dramatically’ if he had admitted the statements into proof as they’d have proven ‘not solely that Carter had nothing to do with any sexual assault on Doe, however that Buzbee knew it…’ and thus ‘the court docket would come out the opposite method on this movement.’”

Spiro added, “What does it say about our justice system if somebody can knowingly result in fully false claims of probably the most heinous nature conceivable in opposition to an harmless particular person and get away with it on a technicality? We plan to enchantment this case instantly.”

In March, Carter’s attorneys submitted sworn statements from two investigators who met with Doe in Alabama.

In response to these declarations, Doe admitted that JAY-Z by no means assaulted her and claimed Buzbee pressured her to make false accusations.

She additionally mentioned Buzbee’s agency promised her monetary compensation and that Buzbee later urged her to drop the case, allegedly saying “he had threatened to kill her.”

Doe additionally informed investigators that she first met Buzbee in individual on December 9, 2024, in Houston. That assembly occurred 5 weeks after Buzbee despatched a requirement letter to Jay-Z on November 5, 2024, with out Doe’s information or consent.

Buzbee has denied any wrongdoing and dismissed the case as baseless. He’s anticipated to hunt attorneys’ charges following the dismissal.

JAY-Z’s authorized staff confirmed plans to enchantment the ruling as of Tuesday (July 1).

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