A distinguished determine is suing the lawyer repping greater than 120 of Diddy‘s alleged victims, saying the lawyer is “shamelessly attempting to extort exorbitant sums from him,” whereas threatening a lawsuit filled with “wildly false horrific allegations” if he does not pay up.
The plaintiff, recognized solely as “John Doe,” filed his personal lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court docket Monday morning … describing himself as a “high profile individual” who knew Diddy and attended occasions together with the mogul. He is being repped by one of many premier legislation companies within the nation — Quinn Emanuel.
The person says lawyer Tony Buzbee and his agency threatened to unleash “entirely fabricated and malicious allegations of sexual assault — including multiple incidents of rape of a minor, both male and female — against Plaintiff if he refuses to comply with their demands.” The go well with goes on to say Buzbee’s demand letters alleged the plaintiff raped the men and women whereas they have been below the affect of medication … at events hosted by Diddy.
The plaintiff references previous lawsuits Buzbee has filed towards different celebrities, together with soccer star Deshaun Watson. The person claims Buzbee tried to “shake down” Watson and others by making “dubious claims he knows would not stand up in court.”
The lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, goes on to assert Buzbee did the identical factor towards Inexperienced Bay Packers kicker Brandon McManus … allegedly threatening to sue over specious allegations of sexual assault. The go well with claims the NFL investigated and located inadequate proof and closed the case. The brand new lawsuit filed by John Doe references our documentary.
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Buzbee appeared on TMZ’s new Tubi documentary, “The Downfall of Diddy: Inside the Freak-Offs” … during which Harvey asks him in regards to the criticism that Buzbee’s M.O. is to place sufficient embarrassing data in a requirement letter that it forces a settlement. Buzbee acknowledged that’s certainly the sport, saying it is the best way the system works.
The lawsuit claims Buzbee put a “ticking clock” on the extortion calls for, threatening to sue if the plaintiff did not comply with mediation to “resolve this delicate and important matter.”
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The plaintiff is suing for extortion and intentional infliction of emotional misery.
Quinn Emanuel urges anybody with data on Mr. Buzbee to contact the corporate through openline@quinnemanuel.com.
We have reached out to Buzbee … up to now no phrase again.
