The 55-year-old rapper claims his anonymous accuser confessed to Buzbee she was lying in an attempt to secure a settlement.
Jay-Z countersues the Jane Doe and her attorney who accused him of rape, despite them dropping their suit against him previously. After a Jane Doe represented by attorney Tony Buzbee dropped her suit against Jay-Z with allegations of sexual assault,
A Los Angeles judge suggested that Buzbee may have acted with "actual malice," the standard for defamation cases regarding public figures.
A Los Angeles judge was leaning toward allowing rapper's defamation claim against lawyer to continue but not a related extortion claim