Jay-Z’s Extortion and Defamation Lawsuit Against Attorney Tony Buzbee Has Been Thrown Out Of Court

The battle between Attorney Tony Buzbee and Jay-Z continues.  Jay-Z says that Buzbee was trying to bully him when he didn’t pay-up for Jane Doe’s rape claims so he had her refile her lawsuit against Diddy adding Jay.  Buzbee says that Jay-Z is the one that is a bully.   Jay-Z who is refusing to let any of these accusations go filed a extortion and defamation lawsuit, that one judge said was worthy of a trial only for another to thrown it out of court.

In the ruling, California Judge Mark Epstein said he wasn’t “wholly satisfied” with the decision but ultimately concluded the evidence in the defamation/extortion suit didn’t meet the legal threshold.

“Selling silence as to law enforcement for money is extortion, but there is no promise of silence in the criminal context here. And selling silence for money in the civil context is not extortion; it is a settlement with a non-disclosure element.”

Jay-Z’s lawyer Alex Spiro responded to the decision, saying, “We are surprised and disappointed by this ruling… What does it say about our justice system if someone can knowingly bring about completely false claims of the most heinous nature imaginable against an innocent individual and get away with it on a technicality?

Team Jay-Z will be filing an appeal.

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